Translating the Muslim for Christian Europe: Re-assessing the Interpretation of aslama in the First Latin Translation of the Qur’an

Around 1141, Peter the Venerable, one of the most prominent Christian leaders in Europe, commissioned Robert of Ketton, an otherwise undistinguished astronomer from Rutland, to translate the Qur’an into Latin for the first time. His objective was to provide an accurate understanding of the Qur’an, s...

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Main Author: Pollitt, Michael (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Taylor & Francis 2021
In: Islam and Christian-Muslim relations
Year: 2021, Volume: 32, Issue: 4, Pages: 407-425
Further subjects:B Peter the Venerable
B Translation
B Lex Mahumet pseudoprophete
B Robert of Ketton
B Qur’an
B Tafsīr
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