French Christian narratives concerning Muhammad and the religion of Islam from the fifteenth to the eighteenth centuries
French travellers to Muslim lands in the late middle ages and into the early modem period came for a variety of reasons. They were missionaries and pilgrims, diplomats, merchants and adventurers. Many of them recorded their travels for the edification of their compatriots, often including descriptio...
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| Language: | English |
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Routledge
[1996]
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Islam and Christian-Muslim relations
Year: 1996, Volume: 7, Issue: 1, Pages: 47-61 |
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| Summary: | French travellers to Muslim lands in the late middle ages and into the early modem period came for a variety of reasons. They were missionaries and pilgrims, diplomats, merchants and adventurers. Many of them recorded their travels for the edification of their compatriots, often including descriptions of Muslim peoples, their practices and their basic beliefs. The following essay summarizes the reflections of some of these travellers about the life and the character of the Prophet Muhammad, the process of collection and the content of the Qur'an, and Muslim understanding of the nature of Jesus. While generally they share a quite negative assessment of the Prophet and his religion, some reporters evidence an appreciation both of his contributions to religious thought and of the nature and character of the Muslim people whom they met. |
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| ISSN: | 0959-6410 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Islam and Christian-Muslim relations
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/09596419608721067 |