Muhammad and the origin of Islam in the Byzantine-Slavic literary context : a bibliographical history / Zofia A. Brzozowska, Mirosław J. Leszka, Teresa Wolińska ; translated by Katarzyna Gucio, Katarzyna Szuster-Tardi.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Brzozowska, Zofia, 1986- author.

Leszka, Mirosław J., author.

Wolińska, Teresa, author.

Contributor:

Gucio, Katarzyna, translator.

Szuster, Katarzyna, translator.

Series:

Byzantina Lodziensia

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Muḥammad, Prophet, -632.

Muḥammad.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (397 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Łódz, Poland ; Kraków : Łódz University Press : Jagiellonian University Press, [2020]

Summary:

This bibliographic dictionary features an overview of medieval texts from the Eastern Orthodox world that discuss Muhammad, the Arabs, and the birth of Islam. These texts shed new light on interreligious polemics in the Middle Ages, previous studies of which have typically focused on texts written in Greek, Latin, or Middle Eastern languages.

Contents:

Cover

Tile page

Editorial Page

Contents

Introduction

List of Abbreviations

I. Ammonius, Relatio on the Slaughter of the Monks of Sinai and Rhaithou

II. John Malalas, Chronicle

III. The Lives of St. Symeon Stylites the Younger

IV. John Moschus, The Spiritual Meadow

V. Doctrina Iacobi

VI. Sophronius of Jerusalem, Synodical Letter

VII. The Quran

VIII. The Martyrdom of St. Arethas

IX. The Apocalypse of Pseudo-Methodius

X. Anastasius of Sinai, Questions and Answers

XI. John of Damascus, On Heresies

XII. Michael Syncellus, Unknown refutation of Islam

XIII. Disputation between a Christian and a Saracen

XIV. Theophanes, Chronographia

XV. Nicephorus, the patriarch of Constantinople, Concise Chronography

XVI. The Life of St. John of Damascus

XVII. The Apocalypse of Daniel

XVIII. Gregory Decapolite, The Historical Sermon About a Vision Which a Saracen Once Had

XIX. The Formula of Abjuration of Islam

XX. George the Monk (Hamartolus), Chronicle

XXI. The Life of St. Constantine-Cyril (the Philosopher)

XXII. The Life of St. Gregentius, archbishop of the Himyarites (St. Gregory of Taphar)

XXIII. The Life of St. Basil the Younger

XXIV. Nicephorus, The Life of St. Andrew the Fool (Salos)

XXV. Symeon Magister and Logothete, Chronicle

XXVI. John Zonaras, Epitome historiarum

XXVII. Constantine Manasses, Chronicle

XXVIII. The Life of St. Theodore of Edessa

XXIX. The Story of How Prince Vladimir Chose the Religion

XXX. Euthymius Zigabenus, Panoplia Dogmatica

XXXI. Riccoldo da Monte Croce, Contra legem Sarracenorum

XXXII. The Sermon on Idols

XXXIII. Palaea Interpretata

XXXIV. John VI Cantacuzene, Four Apologies, Four Orations against Muhammad

XXXV. On Bohmit the Heretic

XXXVI. The Tale of the Rout of Mamai.

XXXVII. Afanasy Nikitin, The Journey Beyond Three Seas

XXXVIII. The Tale of the Shameful Saracen Faith

XXXIX. Maximus the Greek (Michael Trivolis)

Indices

Index of People

Index of Ethnic and Geographic Names

Abstract.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Brzozowska, Zofia A. Muhammad and the Origin of Islam in the Byzantine-Slavic Literary Context

ISBN:

83-233-7190-3