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  • Early Muslim Polemic against Christianity: Abu Isa al-Warraq's 'Against the Incarnation'

    Early Muslim Polemic against Christianity by Thomas, David;

    Abu Isa al-Warraq's 'Against the Incarnation'

    Series: University of Cambridge Oriental Publications; 59;

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    Product details:

    • Publisher Cambridge University Press
    • Date of Publication 29 August 2002

    • ISBN 9780521811323
    • Binding Hardback
    • No. of pages328 pages
    • Size 229x152x22 mm
    • Weight 650 g
    • Language English
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    Short description:

    A 2002 edition of the refutation of the doctrine of Incarnation by the ninth-century Muslim theologian, Abu 'Isa al-Warraq.

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    Long description:

    The Muslim thinker, Abu 'Isa al-Warraq, lived in ninth-century Baghdad. He is remembered for his extensive knowledge of non-Muslim religious communities and his unorthodox views on Islam itself. This 2002 book represents an edition and translation of Abu 'Isa's Against the Incarnation, the second and last part of his Refutation of the Three Christian Denominations. It is edited and translated by David Thomas and contains the Arabic text alongside the English translation, together with explanatory notes. Dr Thomas' full introduction outlines the pluralist and multifaith society of medieval Baghdad, and places Abu 'Isa in the context of both Muslim theological argument and Christian-Muslim discussions. In this way it demonstrates the author's originality and his influence on later Muslim authors. The book will serve as a companion to the editor's earlier volume, Anti-Christian Polemic in Early Islam: Abu 'Isa al-Warraq's 'Against the Trinity' which was published in 1992.

    '... a fine companion piece to his 1992 work, Antichristian Polemic in Early Islam ...'. Islalmica

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    Table of Contents:

    Introduction; 1. Christians and Muslims; 2. Abu 'Isa al-Warraq and the study of religions; 3. The doctrine of the Incarnation in the time of Abu 'Isa; 4. Abu 'Isa's refutation of the Incarnation; Al-Radd 'Ala Al-`Ittihad: Al-Juz' Al-Thani Min Kitab Al-Radd 'Ala Al-`Thalath Firaq Min Al-Nasara: The Refutation of the Uniting: The second part of the refutation of the three Christian sects; Concluding arguments against the three denominations.

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