Būluṣ ibn Rajāʼ: the Fatimid Egyptian convert who shaped Christian views of Islam
Part I. Study: 1. The Life of Būluṣ Ibn Rajāʼ -- 2. The Context for Ibn Rajāʼ's The Truthful Exposer -- 3. The Arguments and Sources of The Truthful Exposer -- 4. The Reception of The Truthful Exposer -- Part II. The Truthful Exposer (Kitāb al-Wāḍiḥ bi-al-Ḥaqq) -- Bibliography -- Index of Bi...
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| Tipo de documento: | Print Livro |
| Idioma: | Inglês Árabe |
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Leiden Boston
Brill
2022
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Arabic Christianity (volume 4)
Ano: 2022 |
| Coletânea / Revista: | Arabic Christianity
volume 4 |
| (Cadeias de) Palavra- chave padrão: | B
Cristianismo
/ Islã
/ Imagem do islã
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| Outras palavras-chave: | B
Islã
Controversial literature Early works to 1800
B Christianity and other religions Islã B Būluṣ ibn Rajāʼ (approximately 955-approximately 1020) B Islã Relations Christianity B Christian converts from Islam (Egypt) Biography |
| Resumo: | Part I. Study: 1. The Life of Būluṣ Ibn Rajāʼ -- 2. The Context for Ibn Rajāʼ's The Truthful Exposer -- 3. The Arguments and Sources of The Truthful Exposer -- 4. The Reception of The Truthful Exposer -- Part II. The Truthful Exposer (Kitāb al-Wāḍiḥ bi-al-Ḥaqq) -- Bibliography -- Index of Biblical and Qurʼanic Citations -- Index of People, Places, and Subjects. "Bulus ibn Raja (ca. 955-ca. 1020) was a celebrated writer of Coptic Christianity from Fatimid Egypt. Born to an influential Muslim family in Cairo, Ibn Raja later converted to Christianity and composed The Truthful Exposer (Kitāb al-Wāḍiḥ bi-al-Ḥaqq) outlining his skepticism regarding Islam. His ideas circulated across the Middle East and the Mediterranean in the medieval period, shaping the Christian understanding of the Qur an's origins, Muḥammad's life, the practice of Islamic law, and Muslim political history. This book includes a study of Ibn Raja's life, along with an Arabic edition and English translation of The Truthful Exposer"-- |
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| Descrição do item: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 9004517391 |