Promise, predicament and perplexity : Isaac Barrow (1630-1677) on Islam / Clinton Bennett.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bennett, Clinton, Author.

Series:

Gorgias Islamic Studies ; 17

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Barrow, Isaac, 1630-1677.

Barrow, Isaac.

East and West--History--17th century.

East and West.

Islam--Study and teaching--Europe--History.

Islam.

Middle East specialists--Europe--Biography.

Middle East specialists.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (86 p.)

Place of Publication:

Piscataway, NJ : Gorgias Press, [2022]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

This book is a study of the contribution of Isaac Barrow (1630-1677), Master of Trinity College (Cambridge), to Western perceptions of Islam in the 17th century. In particular, it provides a translation and study of Barrow's Latin essay on Islam (written in Constantinople), a Sermon on Islam and several other works that set out an embryonic theory of religion. Arguably, Barrow’s writing on Islam is the first by a mainstream English scholar to move away from total hostility toward an empathetic approach that contemplated the possibility of salvation for Muslims. His work contributes to contemporary dilemmas and challenges on the nature of religion.

Contents:

Frontmatter

TABLE OF CONTENTS

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

INTRODUCTION. BARROW ON ISLAM AS PIONEERING CHRISTIAN EMPATHY

CHAPTER 1. LIFE OF ISAAC BARROW

CHAPTER 2. DESCRIPTION OF HIS WORK ON ISLAM

CHAPTER 3. ANNOTATED TRANSLATION OF EPITOME FIDEI ET RELIGIONES TURCICÆ, A MUHAMETO KUREISCHITA ARABUM PROPHETA, PRIUS IN ARABIA DESERTA, POSTEA A SUCCESSORIBUS PER TOTUM PENÈ ORIENTEM DIFFUSAE

CHAPTER 4. SIGNIFICANCE OF BARROW’S LEGACY

CHAPTER 5. EXTRACTS FROM “OF THE IMPIETY AND IMPOSTURE OF PAGANISM AND MAHOMETANISM” AND FROM “EXPOSITION OF THE CREED"

References

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 29. Jun 2022)

ISBN:

1-4632-4440-1

OCLC:

1317836598