Syriac writers on Muslims and the religious challenge of Islam
By: Sidney H. Griffith
Contributors: St. Ephrem Ecumenical Research Institute
Series: Moran Etho; Mōrān ʼEthʼō -- 7
Publisher: G&C Kiraz
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Piscataway, NJ
Language: eng
Number of pages: 52
ISBN-13: 9781611435627
Subjects: Islam; Relations; Christianity; Christianity and other religions
Description: "Syriac speaking Christians were among the first groups of people to encounter Islam in its nascent form and experience the expansion of the Arab Empire in the seventh century. As such, they had a unique perspective into the development of Islam and its relationship with Christianity. In the present work, Sydney H. Griffith provides a basic overview of Syriac authors that addressed the issue of Islam in their writings. Griffith pays particular attention to the genre of 'dialogue' literature that featured a debate between a Christian and a Muslim. Griffith also discusses the major themes that recur in this literature"--P. [4] of cover.
Notes: "Reprinted from the 1995 Kottayam edition"--Verso t.p.

Series numbering not included on the reprint.

Includes bibliographical references.

Originally published: Kottayam : St. Ephrem Ecumenical Research Institute, 1995. (Mōrān ʼEthʼō; 7).