The Eulogius corpus / translated from the Latin with notes and an introductory essay by Kenneth Baxter Wolf.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wolf, Kenneth Baxter, Author.

Series:

Translated texts for historians ; volume 71

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Christian martyrs--Spain--Córdoba--History--Sources.

Christian martyrs.

Mozarabs--Spain--Córdoba.

Mozarabs.

Christian saints--Spain--Córdoba--Biography.

Christian saints.

Islam--Relations--Spain--Córdoba--Christianity.

Islam.

Christianity and other religions--Spain--Córdoba--Islam.

Christianity and other religions.

Córdoba (Spain)--Church history--Sources.

Córdoba (Spain).

Eulogius, of Córdoba, Saint, approximately 810-859.

Eulogius.

Eulogius, of Córdoba, Saint, approximately 810-859--Correspondence.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (440pp.;)

Place of Publication:

Liverpool University Press 2019

Language Note:

Texts in English, translated from the original Latin; introduction and notes in English.

Summary:

Eulogius (d. 859), a priest living under Islamic rule in Córdoba, is our principal source for the so-called "Córdoban martyrs' movement" (850-859), in the course of which forty-eight Christians were decapitated for religious offenses against Islam. The majority of the victims were condemned for blasphemy, having deliberately flouted proscriptions against public expressions of disrespect for Muhammad. Interestingly enough, the Córdoban Christian community was not of one mind when it came to interpreting such provocative acts. While some were inclined to embrace the executed Christians as martyrs of the classic Roman type, others criticized them as self-immolators whose unprovoked outbursts only complicated the working relationship between the Christian community and the Muslim authorities. The writings of Eulogius, which were designed to record the deaths and present them as legitimate martyrdoms, allow both for the reconstruction of Christian life under Muslim rule and an appreciation for the range of Christian attitudes toward Islam in ninth-century al-Spain. They also capture Eulogius' self-conscious effort to construct a saint cult despite the absence of wide support for the "martyrs." This is the first complete rendering of Eulogius' writings into English, and will be a valuable resource for historians and theologians alike.

Contents:

Introduction: The Christian community of Córdoba ; The "martyrs of Córdoba ; Eulogius of Córdoba ; Eulogius and his martyrs ; Eulogius and his Christian opponents ; Turning the tables ; Conclusion ; The nature of the sources.

The texts in translation: Vita Eulogii / Paul Alvarus

Memoriale sanctorum

Documentum martyriale

Liber apologeticus martyrum

Epistolae.

Other Format:

Print version: Eulogius, The Eulogius corpus.

ISBN:

9781789620795

9781789621211

9781802071030