Description: The Indiculus luminosus of Paul Alvarus by Kenneth Baxter Wolf Paul Alvarus wrote the Indiculus luminosus in 854 in response to the executions of a number of Córdoban Christians, beginning with the monk Isaac in 851, who had denounced Muhammad in public. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Paul Alvarus wrote the Indiculus luminosus in 854 in response to the executions of a number of Córdoban Christians, beginning with the monk Isaac in 851, who had denounced Muhammad in public. The first half of the treatise offers an extended apologia in defence of the militant actions of these spontaneous blasphemers. In the second half, Alvarus argues at length, on the basis of key passages in Daniel and Job, that Muhammad was a precursor to Antichrist. Alvarus undertook this exegetical project not only to create a context within which the actions of the Córdoban blasphemers would make sense, but to criticize the Córdoban Christian leadership at the time for being too cosy with the local Islamic rulers. While Alvarus relied on Jeromes Commentary on Daniel and Gregorys Moralia in Iob, he transcended them, offering a truly novel exegesis. In the process, he shed important light on the nature of Christian life under Islamic rule and demonstrated a surprisingly deep knowledge of Islam. The Indiculus luminosus is the perfect complement to the writings of his friend, Eulogius, who may in fact have encouraged Alvarus to undertake this task. Author Biography Kenneth Baxter Wolf is the John Sutton Miner Professor of History and Professor of Classics at Pomona College, USA. His many publications include Conquerors and Chroniclers of Early Medieval Spain (revised edition 1999) and The Eulogius Corpus (2019) in the Translated Texts for Historians series, and The Life and Afterlife of St. Elizabeth of Hungary: Testimony from Her Canonization Hearings (OUP 2011). Details ISBN1802078622 Author Kenneth Baxter Wolf Publisher Liverpool University Press Series Translated Texts for Historians Language English Year 2023 ISBN-10 1802078622 ISBN-13 9781802078626 Format Hardcover Publication Date 2023-07-01 Series Number 84 Pages 272 Imprint Liverpool University Press Place of Publication Liverpool Country of Publication United Kingdom AU Release Date 2023-07-01 NZ Release Date 2023-07-01 UK Release Date 2023-07-01 DEWEY 261.27094684 Audience Professional & Vocational Alternative 9781836243076 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:161860678;
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