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Peter the Venerable and Islam
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Publishing Details
Full Title:
Peter the Venerable and Islam
Contributors:
By (Author) James Aloysius Kritzeck
Publisher:
Princeton University Press
Imprint:
Princeton University Press
Publication Date:
28th June 2016
Country:
United States
Classifications
Readership:
Tertiary Education
Genre:
Fiction/Non-fiction:
Non Fiction
Main Subject:
Other Subjects:
History of religion
Philosophy of religion
Dewey:
297
Physical Properties
Physical Format:
Hardback
Number of Pages:
316
Dimensions:
Width 152mm, Height 235mm
Weight:
595g
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 eventuall
