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Christian Morality in the Language of Islam
The Case of al-Maá¹£Äbīḥ Chapter in the KitÄb al-Majdal
Series: - Arabic Christianity, Volume: 8
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How did Arabic-speaking Christians articulate ethical guidance within an Islamic intellectual world? Focusing on al-Maá¹£Äbīḥ chapter of the KitÄb al-Majdal (late tenth century), this book examines one of the earliest known examples of ethical writing in Christian Arabic literature. It highlights a Christian authorâs creative intellectual engagement with inherited traditions, reshaped through interaction with the surrounding Islamic milieu. Drawing on close textual analysis, the study reveals processes of linguistic and conceptual acculturation, offering fresh insights into the intellectual history of medieval Arabic-speaking Christians and the development of Christian Arabic literature.
AyÅe İçöz, Ph.D. (2017), University of Birmingham, is Asistant Professor of History of Religions at Marmara University. She has published on Christian Arabic literature, Christian morality, ChristianâMuslim relations and acculturation.
Part 1
Introduction
Chapter 1: The Buyid Age: Socio-Political and Intellectual Environment
Chapter 2: Morality in Context: Ethical Literature during the Time of Ê¿Amr b. MattÄ
Chapter 3: The KitÄb al-Majdal and Its Author
Part 2
Chapter 4: A Semantic Approach to Ethical Terminology in al-Maá¹£Äbīḥ
Chapter 5: The Content of al-Maá¹£Äbīḥ
Chapter 6: The Priorities, Main Themes, and Objectives of al-Maá¹£Äbīḥ
Chapter 7: al-Maá¹£Äbīḥ in a Wider Context: Its Language, Sources, and Reception
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index
Introduction
Chapter 1: The Buyid Age: Socio-Political and Intellectual Environment
Chapter 2: Morality in Context: Ethical Literature during the Time of Ê¿Amr b. MattÄ
Chapter 3: The KitÄb al-Majdal and Its Author
Part 2
Chapter 4: A Semantic Approach to Ethical Terminology in al-Maá¹£Äbīḥ
Chapter 5: The Content of al-Maá¹£Äbīḥ
Chapter 6: The Priorities, Main Themes, and Objectives of al-Maá¹£Äbīḥ
Chapter 7: al-Maá¹£Äbīḥ in a Wider Context: Its Language, Sources, and Reception
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index
Specialists in Christian Arabic literature, Syriac Christianity, and ChristianâMuslim relations; scholars of Islamic theology (kalÄm), religious ethics, and medieval intellectual history; academic libraries, research institutes, and postgraduate students.