The legend of Sergius Baḥīrā : eastern Christian apologetics and apocalyptic in response to Islam /

From the eighth century onwards, Christians living under Islam have produced numerous apologetic and polemical works, aimed at proving the continuing validity of Christianity. Among these is the Legend of Sergius Baḥīrā, which survives in two Syriac and two Arabic versions, and appears here in editi...

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Main Author: Roggema, Barbara.

Format: eBook

Language: Multiple
English
Arabic
Syriac

Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2009.

Series: The History of Christian-Muslim Relations 9.
Middle East and Islamic Studies E-Books Online, Collection 2009, ISBN: 9789004223042.

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Call Number: BT1170 .R62 2009

Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary Materials /
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  • Introduction /
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  • Note On Conventions /
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  • Chapter One. Muslim-Christian Confrontation And Counterhistory /
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  • Chapter Two. The Islamic Baḥīrā /
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  • Chapter Three. The Apocalypse Of Baḥīrā /
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  • Chapter Four. Baḥīrā's Teachings /
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  • Chapter Five. The Qur'An Against Islam /
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  • Chapter Six. The Legend Outside The Legend /
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  • Chapter Seven. Concluding Discussion /
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  • Chapter Eight. The Recensions And The Manuscript Tradition /
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  • Chapter Nine. The East-Syrian Recension /
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  • Chapter Ten. The West-Syrian Recension /
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  • Chapter Eleven. The Short Arabic Recension /
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  • Chapter Twelve. The Long Arabic Recension /
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  • Bibliography /
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  • Scriptural Quotations And References /
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  • General Index /
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