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Voices of the Converted: Christian Apostate Literature in Medieval Islam
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Hackenburg, Clint
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Year and Degree
2015, Doctor of Philosophy, Ohio State University, Near Eastern Languages and Cultures.
Abstract
This dissertation seeks to discuss the dialectical (kalam) and scriptural reasoning used to justify Christian conversion to Islam during the medieval period (750 - 1492 C.E.). With this objective in mind, I will compare and contrast the manners in which five different Arabophone authors, Ali ibn Sahl Rabban al-Tabari (d. ca. 860), al-asan ibn Ayyub (fl. ca. mid-tenth century), Nar ibn Yahya (d. 1163 or 1193), Yusuf al-Lubnani (d. ca mid-thirteenth century), and Anselm Turmeda (d. 1423), all Christian converts to Islam, utilized biblical and quranic proof-texts alongside dialectical reasoning to invalidate the various tenets of Christianity while concurrently endorsing Islamic doctrine. These authors discuss a wide variety of contentious issues pervading medieval Christian-Muslim dialogue. Within the doctrinal sphere, these authors primarily discuss the Trinity and Incarnation, the nature of God, and the corruption of the Bible (tarif).
Committee
Kevin van Bladel (Advisor)
Bilal Orfali (Committee Member)
Hadi Jorati (Committee Member)
Pages
372 p.
Subject Headings
Near Eastern Studies
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Hackenburg, C. (2015).
Voices of the Converted: Christian Apostate Literature in Medieval Islam
[Doctoral dissertation, Ohio State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1440404264
APA Style (7th edition)
Hackenburg, Clint.
Voices of the Converted: Christian Apostate Literature in Medieval Islam.
2015. Ohio State University, Doctoral dissertation.
OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center
, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1440404264.
MLA Style (8th edition)
Hackenburg, Clint. "Voices of the Converted: Christian Apostate Literature in Medieval Islam." Doctoral dissertation, Ohio State University, 2015. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1440404264
Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)
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