The Rise of Islam according to Dionysius of Tell-Maḥrē: Tentative Reconstruction through Three Dependent TextsLe MuséonSyriaca.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/GWECGHF8/tei
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CREATED: This bibl record was autogenerated from a Zotero record.BertJacobsThe Rise of Islam according to Dionysius of Tell-Maḥrē: Tentative Reconstruction through Three Dependent Textshttp://syriaca.org/cbss/GWECGHF8https://www.zotero.org/groups/a_comprehensive_bibliography_on_syriac_studies/items/GWECGHF8https://www.zotero.org/groups/4861694/items/GWECGHF8Le Muséon133:1-22020207-234It is commonly believed that of the two West Syriac chronicles that have preserved large parts of the now lost Chronicle of Dionysius of Tell-Maḥrē (d. 845), the account of the rise of Islam is better preserved in the anonymous Chronicle up to the Year 1234 than it is in the Chronicle of Michael Rabō (d. 1199). In addition to the overall preference for Chron. 1234 over Michael’s Chronicle that has emerged in recent scholarship, this view is based on the assumption that the polemical elements found only in Michael’s version are more likely his own additions than omissions by the Anonymous Chronicler. On the basis of a new dependant, Dionysius bar Ṣalībī (d. 1171), this article argues that Michael, followed by Bar Ṣalībī, rather than the Anonymous Chronicler, have more fully and faithfully preserved the original account on the rise of Islam. This argument is developed in three steps. First, evidence is presented that Bar Ṣalībī borrowed his account of the rise of Islam as narrated in the opening chapter of his Disputation against the Muslims directly from Dionysius of Tell-Maḥrē. Secondly, the redactions by the three dependants are assessed. Having sifted the dependants’ adaptations from what is most likely original, finally a tentative reconstruction of Dionysius’ account in English translation is provided. A synopsis of the three dependent texts in English translation is appended.
Jacobs, Bert. “The Rise of Islam According to Dionysius of Tell-Maḥrē: Tentative Reconstruction through Three Dependent Texts.” Le Muséon 133:1-2 (2020): 207–34.
Bert Jacobs, The Rise of Islam According to Dionysius of Tell-Maḥrē: Tentative Reconstruction through Three Dependent Texts,Le Muséon 133:1-2 (2020): 207–34.Chronicle of 1234Dionysius bar SalibhiDionysius of Tel-MahreIX CEJacobitesMichael the SyrianMuhammadMuslim-Christian relationsVII-XVIII CEhistoriographyprimary sources [Syriac] - English translation