The Encounter of Eastern Christianity with Early Islam by David Thomas
The theme of this book is the early encounters between Christianity and Islam in the eastern provinces of the Byzantine Empire and in Persia from the beginnings of Islam in Mecca to the time of the Abbasids in Bagdad. The contributions in this volume deal with crucial subjects of political and theological dialogue and controversy that characterized the varying responses of the Christian communities in the Byzantine Eastern provinces to the Islamic conquest and its subsequent impact on Byzantine society and history. This volume opens up new research perspectives surrounding the confrontation of Christianity with the early theological and political development of Islam. The present publication emphasizes the importance of the study of the beginnings and the foundations of the relations between the two religions.
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Author: David Thomas
Number of Pages: 338 pages
Published Date: 15 Jun 2006
Publisher: Brill
Publication Country: Leiden, Netherlands
Language: English
ISBN: 9789004149380
Download Link: The Encounter of Eastern Christianity with Early Islam
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Author: David Thomas
Number of Pages: 338 pages
Published Date: 15 Jun 2006
Publisher: Brill
Publication Country: Leiden, Netherlands
Language: English
ISBN: 9789004149380
Download Link: The Encounter of Eastern Christianity with Early Islam
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The theme of this book is the early encounters between Christianity and Islam in the eastern provinces of the Byzantine Empire and in Persia from the beginnings of Islam in Mecca to the time of the Abbasids in Bagdad. The contributions in this volume deal with crucial subjects of political and theological dialogue and controversy that characterized the varying responses of the Christian communities in the Byzantine Eastern provinces to the Islamic conquest and its subsequent impact on Byzantine society and history. This volume opens up new research perspectives surrounding the confrontation of Christianity with the early theological and political development of Islam. The present publication emphasizes the importance of the study of the beginnings and the foundations of the relations between the two religions.
Read online The Encounter of Eastern Christianity with Early Islam Buy and read online The Encounter of Eastern Christianity with Early Islam Download The Encounter of Eastern Christianity with Early Islam ebook, pdf, djvu, epub, mobi, fb2, zip, rar, torrent Download to iPad/iPhone/iOS, B&N nook The Encounter of Eastern Christianity with Early Islam