Arab Christian physicians as interreligious mediators: Abū Shākir as a model Christian expert

At least since the time of Ḥunayn ibn Isḥāq (d. 873) Christian physicians have enjoyed prominent roles in Islamic governments. This article explores the Christian physician's role as mediator between the Christian and Islamic communities, paying special attention to the thirteenth-century Chris...

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Main Author: Zaborowski, Jason R. (Author)
Format: Electronic/Print Article
Language:English
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Published: Routledge [2011]
In: Islam and Christian-Muslim relations
Year: 2011, Volume: 22, Issue: 2, Pages: 185-196
Further subjects:B Abū Sulaymān
B Medicine
B Abū Shākir
B Phanijoit
B Ayyubid
B Physician
B al-Kāmil
B Conversion
B Mediation
B Coptic
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