Isbn: 9789004167308 - the legend of sergius baḥīrā: eastern christian apologetics and apocalyptic in response to islam (history of christian-muslim relations, band 9) (3 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: Like New. Fine/As New; Hardcover; Covers are still glossy with "sharp" edge-corners; Unblemished textblock edges; The endpapers and text pages are all bright and unmarked; The binding is tight with a straight spine; This book will be shipped in a sturdy cardboard box with foam padding; Medium Format (8.5" - 9.75" tall); 2.5 lbs; Purple and white covers with title in white lettering; 2008, Brill Academic Press ; 579 pages; "The Legend of Sergius Bahira: Eastern Christian Apologetics and Apocalyptic in Response to Islam (The History of Christian-muslim Relations, 9)," by Barbara Roggema. …

Hardcover. Zustand: New. &Uumlber den AutorBarbara Roggema has a Ph.D. in Languages and Cultures of the Middle East (University of Groningen, 2007) and is lecturer in the History of the Islamic World at John Cabot University (Rome).Klappentex.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - From the eighth century onwards, Christians living under Islam have produced numerous apologetic and polemical works, aimed at proving the continuing validity of Christianity. Among these is the Legend of Sergius Ba?ira, which survives in two Syriac and two Arabic versions, and appears here in edition and translation. Being a counterhistory of Islam, it reshapes early Muslim traditions about a monk recognizing Mu?ammad as the final Prophet by turning this monk into Muhammad's tutor and co-author of the Qur'an. In response to Muslim triumphalist propaganda, it portrays Islam's political power as predestined but finite and unrelated to its religious message. This feature sets the legend apart from similar Christian accounts of the origin of Islam, East and West, which are reviewed in this study as well.…