An Introduction to Christian Arab Literature
by Pilar González Casado
Description
Since its very beginning, Christianity has been present in the Middle East. However, the rise of Islam toward the end of the seventh century and the political and linguistic dominion it exerted over that region has a deep impact on the area and the Christian communities.
When Arabic became the language of culture, Christian authors adopted it in their writings. As a result of the ups and downs in their relation with Islam, there will be apocalyptic and apocryphal works in ancient Palestine monasteries, books by Melkite, Nestorian and Monophysite authors, dogmatic treatises and poetic compositions. Moreover, both the Bible and patristic, liturgical and hagiographical works were soon translated into Arabic.
This literary activity took place not only in major centers such as Damascus, Baghdad and Cairo, but also in farther areas like Al-Andalus.
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Author Biography
Pilar González Casado, Ph.D. in Arabic Language, knows Hebrew, Syriac and Coptic. She teaches Christian Arab Literature at the San Justino School of Christian and Classical Literature, University of San Dámaso (Madrid).
She is the author of a large number of translations and articles in scientific journals.
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- Publisher Ediciones Sígueme
- Orginal LanguageSpanish
- ISBN/Identifier 9788430119790
- Publication Country or regionSpain
- FormatPaperback
- Pages384
- ReadershipGeneral
- Publish StatusPublished
- Original Language TitleIntroducción a la literatura árabe cristiana
- Edition1
- Copyright Year2017
- Page size13,5 x 21
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