Muslim Writers on Judaism and the Hebrew Bible

Muslim Writers on Judaism and the Hebrew Bible
Author: Camilla Adang
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 332
Release: 2021-09-20
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 9004451218
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Muslim Writers on Judaism and the Hebrew Bible deals with the way in which Judaism and its holy scriptures were viewed by nine medieval Muslim writers representing different genres of Arabic literature: Ibn Rabban al-ṭabarī, Ibn Qutayba, al-Ya‘qūbī, Abū Ja‘far al-ṭabarī, al-Mas‘ūdī, al-Maqdisī, al-Bāqillānī, al-Bīrūnī and Ibn ḥazm. After an introductory chapter on the reception of Biblical materials in early Islam and a presentation of the authors under review, the book focuses on their knowledge of Judaism and the text of the Hebrew Bible, and subsequently discusses issues frequently debated between Muslims and Jews, namely, the claim that the Torah contains references to Muḥammad, and the assertion that the Torah has been both abrogated and falsified. In the appendix, texts by Ibn Qutayba and al-Maqdisī are offered for the first time in an English translation.

The Polemical Works of ʿAlī al-Ṭabarī

The Polemical Works of ʿAlī al-Ṭabarī
Author: Rifaat Ebied
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 499
Release: 2016-04-08
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9004309551
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Acknowledged as a leading medical expert in his day, and secretary to a succession of caliphs in the mid-ninth century, the Nestorian Christian ʿAlī ibn Rabban al-Ṭabarī converted to Islam around the age of 70. He then wrote Radd ʿalā l-Naṣārā, a recantation of his former faith, and Kitāb al-dīn wa-l-dawla, a defence of the Prophet Muḥammad based substantially on biblical proof-texts. The range of arguments he produced against the soundness of his former faith in these two works influenced sections of Islamic scholarship for many centuries. These new editions and translations of his works are based on all the available evidence for the texts, accompanied by extensive introductions and studies of their place in Islamic thought.

Arabic Historical Thought in the Classical Period

Arabic Historical Thought in the Classical Period
Author: Tarif Khalidi
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 268
Release: 1994-12
Genre: History
ISBN: 0521465540
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A survey of an entire tradition of historical thought and writing across a span of eight hundred years.

Hrotsvit of Gandersheim

Hrotsvit of Gandersheim
Author: Phyllis Rugg Brown
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Total Pages: 342
Release: 2004-01-01
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 9780802089625
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Hrotsvit's keen awareness of contemporary issues and her determination to provide her readers with a rich variety of exemplary female heroes and acts of personal courage, offer twenty-first-century readers a powerful model of responsibility and agency.

The Rise of Historical Writing Among the Arabs

The Rise of Historical Writing Among the Arabs
Author: Abd Al-Aziz Duri
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Total Pages: 215
Release: 2014-07-14
Genre: History
ISBN: 1400853885
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This is the first translation of a classic work (Bahth fi nnsh' at 'ilm al ta' rikh 'inda l-'Arab) by the eminent Arab historian A. A. Duri. Published in Beirut in 1960, Duri's book was the first comprehensive effort to trace the origins and early development of Arab historical writing, and to resolve some extremely complex and still debated questions about the reliability of the Arabic historical sources. Originally published in 1984. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

The Ethics of War

The Ethics of War
Author: Dr David Rodin
Publisher: Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
Total Pages: 270
Release: 2013-05-28
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 140947691X
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The Ethics of War traces how different cultures involved in present conflicts have addressed problems over the centuries. Distinguished authors reflect how the Greco-Roman world, Byzantium, the Christian just war tradition, Islam, Judaism, Hinduism and the Geneva Conventions have addressed recurrent ethical issues of war. Cutting edge essays by prominent modern theorists address vital contemporary issues including asymmetric war, preventive war, human rights and humanitarian intervention.