Science, syntax, and superiority in eleventh-century Christian-Muslim discussion: Elias of Nisibis on the Arabic and Syriac languages

Elias of Nisibis, an eleventh-century bishop of the ‘Nestorian' Church of the East, was a Christian author fluent in Syriac and Arabic. Elias composed works on a variety of topics including theology, history, grammar, and lexicography. His Arabic work the Book of sessions (Kitāb al-majālis) rel...

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Main Author: Bertaina, David (Author)
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Published: Routledge [2011]
In: Islam and Christian-Muslim relations
Year: 2011, Volume: 22, Issue: 2, Pages: 197-207
Further subjects:B Ethnography
B Nestorians
B Dialogues
B textual analysis of the Qur'an
B Grammar
B Social Interaction
B Church of the East
B Christian exegesis of the Qur'an
B Language
B Comparative Religion
B refutations
B Apologies
B Disputations
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