The Caliph and the Bishop
Subtitle: a 9th century Muslim-Christian debate : Al-Ma'mūn and Abū Qurrah
By: by Wafik Nasry, S.J.
Contributors: Université Saint-Joseph (Beirut, Lebanon)
Series: Textes et études sur l'orient chrétien -- 5; Textes et études sur l'Orient chrétien
Publisher: CEDRAC (Centre de Documentation et de Recherches Arabes Chrétiennes), Université Saint-Joseph
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Beyrouth, Liban
Language: eng
Number of pages: 351
ISBN-13: 9789953471228
Subjects: Kalif; Christentum; Interreligiöse Beziehung; Relations; Christianity; Bischof; History; Christianity and other religions; Islam
Notes: "Presents a Muslim-Christian debate that is said to have taken place in 829. Bishop Abū Qurrah of Harrān is said to have debated the Muslim elites of Qurayš as well as other scholars from different centers of Islam. This debate boasted the presence and participation of the Caliph al-Ma'mūn"--P. [4] of cover.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [271]-276) and indexes.