Dominicans, Muslims and Jews in the Medieval Crown of Aragon

Klappentext Argues that Dominican friars sought to maintain interfaith barriers rather than secure religious conversions on the medieval Iberian frontier. Zusammenfassung Medieval Dominican efforts to convert non-Christian populations have often been considered instrumental in worsening relations between Christians! Muslims and Jews. The study shows that their prime concern was to protect the spiritual well-being of the Christian faithful through preaching! censorship and maintenance of existing faith barriers to interfaith communications. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction; Part I. Context: 1. Dominican concepts of mission; 2. The coming of the friars; 3. Studies and writings; Part II. Contacts: 4. Teaching truth; 5. Destroying error; 6. Workers in the vineyard of the Lord; 7. Diplomacy and espionage; 8. The complexities of everyday life; Conclusions.

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• Authors: Robin Vose, Vose Robin
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 17.02.2011
• EAN: 9780521181495
• ISBN: 978-0-521-18149-5
• No. of pages: 312
• Series: Cambridge Studies in Medieval Life and Thought: Fourth Series; Cambridge Studies in Medieval; Cambridge Studies in Medieval Life and Thought: Fourth Series
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; European History, Spain, CE period up to c 1500, Early history: c 500 to c 1450/1500, North Africa, European history: medieval period, middle ages, HISTORY / Europe / Medieval, HISTORY / Europe / Spain