In Search of the True Religion: Monk Jurji and Muslim Jurists Debating Faith and Practice (Texts from Christian Late Antiquity)
Gorgias Press
ISBN13:
9781463243944
$96.54
In the thirteenth-century, a debate transpired over the course of several days between a monk named Jurji and several Muslims jurists in the city of Aleppo. This debate represents a careful and sophisticated example of a literary genre that had been developing among the Christians living under Islamic rule since the seventh century. The immense popularity of this work is demonstrated by the sheer volume of surviving manuscripts, which number around hundred. This volume provides a critical edition and translation of the text--
- | Author: Jirji (Monk Of The Convent Of St. Simeon)
- | Publisher: Gorgias Press
- | Publication Date: Feb 28, 2022
- | Number of Pages: 358 pages
- | Language: English
- | Binding: Paperback
- | ISBN-10: 1463243944
- | ISBN-13: 9781463243944
- Author:
- Jirji (Monk Of The Convent Of St. Simeon)
- Publisher:
- Gorgias Press
- Publication Date:
- Feb 28, 2022
- Number of pages:
- 358 pages
- Language:
- English
- Binding:
- Paperback
- ISBN-10:
- 1463243944
- ISBN-13:
- 9781463243944