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Muslim-Christian polemics in Safavid Iran / Alberto Tiburcio.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Tiburcio, Alberto, author.
- Series:
- Edinburgh historical studies of Iran and the Persian world.
- Edinburgh scholarship online.
- Edinburgh historical studies of Iran and the Persian world
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Islam--Relations--Christianity.
- Islam.
- Christianity and other religions--Islam.
- Christianity and other religions.
- Iran--History--Ṣafavid dynasty, 1501-1736.
- Iran.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (vii, 223 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
- Place of Publication:
- Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 2020.
- Summary:
- Focused on the work of the renegade missionary 'Ali Quli Jadid al-Islam (d. 1734), this book contributes to ongoing debates on the nature of confessionalism, interreligious encounters, and cultural translation in early modern Muslim empires.
- Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- 1 The Profile of a Convert in Safavid Iran
- 2 A Cycle of Polemics and Translation Projects
- 3 Jadid al-Islam and the Signs of the Prophecy
- 4 Appropriating Shiʿi Tradition and Engaging Christian Sources
- 5 Defending the Prophet and Condemning Christian Morality
- 6 Sufis as the Christians of the Umma
- Conclusions
- Bibliography
- Index
- Notes:
- Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 07 Oct 2020).
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-4744-8465-4
- 1-4744-4048-7
- OCLC:
- 1312726217
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