The pseudo-historical image of the Prophet Muhammad in medieval Latin literature : a repertory / Michelina Di Cesare.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Di Cesare, Michelina.

Series:

Studien zur Geschichte und Kultur des islamischen Orients ; 26. Heft.

Studien zur Geschichte und Kultur des islamischen Orients. Neue folge, 1862-1295 ; Bd. 26

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Latin literature, Medieval and modern--History and criticism.

Latin literature, Medieval and modern.

Latin literature, Medieval and modern--Bibliography.

Muḥammad, Prophet, -632--Biography--History and criticism.

Muḥammad.

Muḥammad, Prophet, -632--In literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (556 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Exploring and understanding how medieval Christians perceived and constructed the figure of the Prophet Muhammad is of capital relevance in the complex history of Christian-Muslim relations. Medieval authors writing in Latin from the 8th to the 14th centuries elaborated three main images of the Prophet: the pseudo-historical, the legendary, and the eschatological one. This volume focuses on the first image and consists of texts that aim to reveal the (Christian) truth about Islam. They have been taken from critical editions, where available, otherwise they have been critically transcribed from manuscripts and early printed books. They are organized chronologically in 55 entries: each of them provides information on the author and the work, date and place of composition, an introduction to the passage(s) reported, and an updated bibliography listing editions, translations and studies. The volume is also supplied with an introductory essay and an index of notable terms.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Foreword

Acknowledgments

Contents

Introduction

1. The Byzantine-Arabic Chronicle of 741 and the Mozarabic Chronicle of 754

2. Eulogius Of Córdoba, The Memorial of the Saints and The Book in Defense of the Martyrs

3. John of Seville, Letter to Paulus Albarus

4. Paulus Albarus, The Luminous Guide

5. Pascasius Radbertus, Commentary on the Gospel of Matthew

6. Anastasius the Librarian, History of the Church

7. The Genealogy of the Saracens

8. Landulphus Sagax, Roman History

9. Rodulphus Glaber, Histories

10. Petrus Alfonsi, Dialogues against the Jews

11. Hugh of Fleury, History of the Church

12. Hugh of Flavigny, Chronicle

13. Sigebert of Gembloux, Chronicles

14. Frutolf of Michelsberg and Ekkehard of Aura, Universal Chronicle

15. William of Malmesbury, Collection of Historical Texts and Deeds of the English Kings

16. Corpus Cluniacense

17. Peter of Poitiers, Chapter Headings for a Treatise against the Saracens

18. Peter the Venerable, Against the Sect of the Saracens

19. Richard of Cluny, Chronicle

20. Otto of Freising, Chronicles or History of the Two Cities

21. William of Tyre, History of the Deeds Done Beyond the Sea

22. Godfrey of Viterbo, Pantheon

23. Ralph Niger, Chronicles

24. Gerald of Wales, On the Instruction of a Prince

25. Alanus of Lille, On the Catholic Faith, Book 4: Against the Pagans

26. Joachim of Fiore, Various works

27. Mark of Toledo, Prologue to his translation of the Qur'ān; Prologue to the De Unione Dei by Ibn Tūmart

28. Master Thietmar, The Way to the Holy Land

29. The Life of Muḥammad from the Manuscript of Uncastillo

30. Oliver of Paderborn, The History of the Capture of Damiata; Letters

31. James of Vitry, History of the East

32. Lucas of Tuy, Chronicle of the World

33. Rodrigo Jiménez de Rada, History of the Arabs

34. William of Auvergne, On the Faith and the Laws against the Gentiles

35. Roger of Wendover, Flowers of Histories

36. Matthew Paris, Major Chronicles

37. Ramon Martí, On the Sect of Muḥammad, or Fourfold Refutation; Explanation of the Apostolic Symbol; The Muzzle of the Jews

38. Thomas Aquinas, The Summa against Gentiles

39. Roger Bacon, Moral Philosophy

40. Vincent of Beauvais, The Mirror of History

41. Benedict of Alignan, The Treatise of Faith against Various Heresies

42. Martinus Polonus, Chronicle of the Supreme Pontiffs and Emperors, and on the Seven Ages of the World

43. Humbert of Romans, Minor Work in Three Parts

44. William of Tripoli, Notice on Muḥammad, On The State of the Saracens

45. The Book of Denuding or Exposing or the Discloser

46. Riccoldo of Monte di Croce, Letters to the Triumphant Church; Against the Law of the Saracens; Book of the Pilgrimage

47. Francesco Pipino, The Capture of the Holy Land from the Year 1095 to the Year ca.1130

48. Ramon Llull, The Book of the Dispute between the Christian Ramon and the Saracen 'Umar

49. Simon Fitzsimon, Travel from Ireland to the Holy Land

50. Bartholomew of Lucca, The New History of the Church

51. James of Verona, The Book of the Pilgrimage

52. Alfonso Buenhombre, The Disputation between Abutalib the Saracen and Samuel the Jew; The Letter of Samuel

53. Benvenuto of Imola, Commentary on the Divine Comedy

Bibliography

Manuscripts

Index rerum

Index locorum

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786613402868

9781283402866

1283402866

9783110263831

3110263831

OCLC:

769343103