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The Caliph and the Bishop : a 9th century Muslim-Christian debate : Al-Ma'mūn and Abū Qurrah / by Wafik Nasry.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Nasry, Wafik.
- Series:
- Textes et études sur l'Orient chrétien ; 5.
- Textes et études sur l'orient chrétien, 1682-8615 ; 5
- Language:
- Arabic
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Islam--Relations--Christianity--History.
- Islam.
- Christianity and other religions--Islam--History.
- Christianity and other religions.
- Religious disputations.
- History.
- Relations.
- Christianity.
- Islamic Empire.
- Maʼmūn, Caliph, 786-833.
- Maʼmūn.
- Abū Qurrah, Thāwdhūrus, approximately 750-825.
- Abū Qurrah, Thāwdhūrus.
- Religious disputations--Islamic Empire.
- Physical Description:
- 351 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Beyrouth, Liban : CEDRAC (Centre de Documentation et de Recherches Arabes Chrétiennes), Université Saint-Joseph, 2008.
- Language Note:
- Includes texts translated from Arabic.
- Notes:
- "This volume presents a Muslim-Christian debate that is said to have taken place in 829. Bishop Abū Qurrah of Harrān is said to have debated the Muslim elites of Qurayš as well as other scholars from different centers of Islam. This debate boasted the presence and participation of the Caliph al-Ma'mūn"--P. [4] of cover.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [271]-276) and indexes.
- ISBN:
- 9953471223
- 9789953471228
- OCLC:
- 427184091
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