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Peter the Venerable and Islam Author: James Aloysius Kritzeck

ISBN: 9780691651422 Format: Hardcover Number Of Pages: 316 Published: 19 March 2016 Country of Publication: US Dimensions (cm): 23.5 x 15.5 x 1.9 Description:

For over four centuries the principal source of Christian European knowledge of Islam stemmed from a project sponsored by Peter the Venerable, ninth abbot of Cluny, in 1142. This consisted of Latin translations of five Arabic works, including the first translation of the Koran in a western language. Known as the Toledan Collection, it was eventually printed in 1543 with an introduction by Martin Luther. The abbot also completed a handbook of Islam beliefs and a major analytical and polemical work,Liber contra sectam Saracenorum; annotated editions of these texts are included in this book.

Originally published in 1964.

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