The Image of the Caliph al-Mamun and Its Transformation in Medieval Christian-Arabic LiteratureВестник Православного Свято-Тихоновского гуманитарного университета. Серия III: ФилологияSyriaca.org: The Syriac Reference PortalThe National Endowment for the HumanitiesThe International Balzan Prize FoundationDavid A. Michelsoncbsc_adminRecord added to Zotero bycbsc_adminSyriaca.org: The Syriac Reference Portalhttp://syriaca.org/cbss/FKHWWNGA/tei
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CREATED: This bibl record was autogenerated from a Zotero record.AnastasiyaSalimovskayaThe Image of the Caliph al-Mamun and Its Transformation in Medieval Christian-Arabic Literaturehttp://syriaca.org/cbss/FKHWWNGAhttps://www.zotero.org/groups/a_comprehensive_bibliography_on_syriac_studies/items/FKHWWNGAhttps://www.zotero.org/groups/4861694/items/FKHWWNGAВестник Православного Свято-Тихоновского гуманитарного университета. Серия III: Филология692021106-115This article analyses the image of the famous Abbasid caliph al-Mamun (813–833) and its transformation in monuments of Christian-Arabic hagiographic literature and apologetics. In the description of the <i>Miracle of Theotokos in Atrib</i> it is seen how the image of the caliph even within one text was gradually modifi ed from relatively authentic to collective. In the arabic version of the Life of St. Theodore of Edessa, the caliph is idealised to such an extent that he is even baptised. In the description of the dispute with Muslim thinkers of Theodore Abu Qurra, the Arab Orthodox bishop of Harran (ca. 750 — ca. 830), held at the court of the caliph al-Mamun (we regard this text as an example of apologetic literature), the ruler is presented more realistically. A careful reading of the unique prayer for the Muslim ruler attributed to Theodore Abu Qurra shows that despite the rhetorical focus of this text, it refl ects some features of the historical image of al-Mamun. The texts in question are of interest as evidence of popularity of this caliph among Arab-Christian authors who attempted to create his positive image in texts of various genres. The creation of such an image could take many forms, from more mild in apologetic literature to more radical in hagiography.
Salimovskaya, Anastasiya. “The Image of the Caliph al-Mamun and Its Transformation in Medieval Christian-Arabic Literature.” Вестник Православного Свято-Тихоновского гуманитарного университета. Серия III: Филология 69 (2021): 106–15. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.15382/sturIII202169.106-115.
Anastasiya Salimovskaya, The Image of the Caliph al-Mamun and Its Transformation in Medieval Christian-Arabic Literature,Вестник Православного Свято-Тихоновского гуманитарного университета. Серия III: Филология 69 (2021): 106–15, https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.15382/sturIII202169.106-115.Arab ChristiansIX CEMelkitesMuslim-Christian relationsTheodore Abu QurrahTheodore of EdessaVII-XVIII CEhagiographykingship