This 3-volume reference work brings together over 270 extracts from the major works left by Christians and Muslims that reflect their reciprocal knowledge and attitudes.
Texts and topics range from theological and legal treatises, scientific studies, travelogues, commercial contracts, captivity narratives, martyrologies, plays, and novels. The breadth and diversity in genres and languages presented here makes this the most comprehensive resource in the field.
Each volume is divided into the following sections of coverage:
Volume 1 (600 - 1500): Muslim Arabic works; Christian Arabic works; Andalusian Arabic works; Syriac, Persian and other Eastern language works; Greek Works; Latin and European vernacular works
Volume 2 (1500 - 1700): Works from North and Western Europe; Eastern Europe; Southern Europe Middle East and North Africa; East, South and South East Asia; Africa; The Americas
Volume 3 (1700 - 1914): Works from Africa and the Americas; Eastern Europe; Western Europe; Middle East and North Africa; East, South and South East Asia.
Introductions are provided to each section as well as each extract. Biographical information is detailed, along with notes and suggestions for further reading. The collection contains many new translations, as well as 15 maps.
Edited by:
David Thomas (University of Birmingham UK)
Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions:
Height: 25mm,
Width: 25mm,
Weight: 454g
ISBN: 9781350233300
ISBN 10: 1350233307
Publication Date: 16 November 2023
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Undergraduate
Format: Mixed media product
Publisher's Status: Active
Volume 1: Textual Sources in Christian-Muslim Relations, 600 - 1500 Edited by David Thomas, University of Birmingham, UK List of Contributors General Introduction, David Thomas (University of Birmingham, UK) 1. Muslim Arabic works Introduction, David Thomas (University of Birmingham, UK) 2. Christian Arabic works Introduction, David Thomas (University of Birmingham, UK) 3. Andalusian Arabic works Introduction, Juan Pedro Monferrer Sala (University of Cordoba, Spain) 4. Syriac, Persian and other Eastern language works Introduction, Thomas Carlson (Oklahoma State University, USA) 5. Greek works Introduction, Johannes Pahlitzsch (University of Mainz, Germany) 6. Latin and European vernacular works Introduction, Graham Barrett (University of Lincoln, UK) 7. Table of themes Index Volume 2: Textual Sources in Christian-Muslim Relations, 1500 - 1700 Edited by Martha Frederiks, Utrecht University, the Netherlands List of Contributors General Introduction, Martha Frederiks (Utrecht University, the Netherland) 1. Middle East and North Africa Introduction, Umar Ryad (KU Leuven, Belgium) 2. Southern Europe Introduction, Luis Bernabe Pons (University of Alicante, Spain) 3. Central and Eastern Europe Introduction, Stanislaw Grodz (Anthropos Institute, Sankt Augustin, Germany) 4. Northern Europe Introduction, Clinton Bennett (State University of New York at New Paltz, USA) 5. Asia Introduction, Douglas Pratt (University of Auckland, New Zealand) 6. Africa Introduction, Martha Frederiks (Utrecht University, the Netherlands) 7. Americas Introduction, Martha Frederiks (Utrecht University, the Netherlands) 8. Table of themes Glossary Index Volume 3: Textual Sources in Christian-Muslim Relations 1700 - 1914 Edited by Clinton Bennett, SUNY, USA List of Contributors General Introduction, Clinton Bennett, (State University of New York at New Pfaltz, USA) 1. Works from North and Western Europe Introduction, Clinton Bennett, (State University of New York at New Pfaltz, USA) 2. Eastern Europe Introduction, Stanislaw Grodz, (Anthropos Institute, Sankt Augustin, Germany) 3. Southern Europe Introduction, Louis Bernabe Pons (University of Alicante, Spain) 4. Middle East and North Africa Introduction, Clair Norton (St Mary's University, Twickenham, UK) 5. East, South and South East Asia Introduction, Douglas Pratt (University of Auckland, New Zealand) 6. Africa Introduction, Martha Frederiks (Utrecht University, the Netherlands) 7. The Americas Introduction, David Grafton (Hartford Seminary, USA) Index
David Thomas is Emeritus Professor of Christianity and Islam at the University of Birmingham, UK. He is a Fellow of the British Academy and director of Christian-Muslims Relations, a Bibliographical History, a project that traces the history of engagement between the two faiths in the period 600-1914.
