A Christian pilgrim in medieval Iraq : Riccoldo da Montecroce's encounter with Islam /
This book analyses the events of a decade-long encounter between an Italian Dominican, Riccoldo da Montecroce (c. 1243-1320), and the Muslims of Baghdad, as recounted by the friar himself. While many of Riccoldo's views of the Muslims are consonant with those of his medieval confrères, George-...
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Formaat: | Boek |
Taal: | English |
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Turnhout, Belgium :
Brepols
c2012.
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Reeks: | Medieval voyaging ;
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Online toegang: | Inhaltsverzeichnis A Christian pilgrim in medieval Iraq |
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Inhoudsopgave:
- Riccoldo in situ
- Beyond polemic : genres and context of medieval "dialogue"
- Muslim works of perfection
- "I read it in Arabic!"
- Questioning salvation history
- Wonder, doubt, and dissonance : Riccoldo's theology of Islam
- Epilogue
- Appendix A. Five letters on the fall of Acre (1291)
- Appendix B. The book of pilgrimage.