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Darrera modificació: 2011-04-20
Bases de dades: Sciència.cat
Zaborowski, Jason R., "Arab Christian physicians as interreligious mediators: Abū Shākir as a model Christian expert", Islam and Christian-Muslim Relations, 22/2 (2011), 185-196.
- Resum
- At least since the time of unayn ibn Isq (d. 873) Christian physicians have enjoyed prominent roles in Islamic governments. This article explores the Christian physician's role as mediator between the Christian and Islamic communities, paying special attention to the thirteenth-century Christian physician Muwaffaq al-Dīn AbShkir (d. 1216). Ab Shkir appears in the Coptic hagiographic Martyrdom of John of Phanijoit, which portrays him as a mediator trying to dissuade the hero John from seeking public conversion and martyrdom. This article views Ab Shkir in light of the extant sources, examining him as one instance of a Christian mediator whose expert scientific knowledge opens access between the Islamic and Christian religious communities. Ab Shkir's voice is shown to be circumscribed by the ethos of his profession and the expectations of the communities he serves, both Christian and Muslim.
- Matèries
- Història de la medicina
Arabisme
Religió
- Notes
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