Mapping the Semantics of Dīn (‘Religion’) in 9th-Century Arabic Christian Controversy

Mapping the Semantics of Dīn (‘Religion’) in 9th-Century Arabic Christian ControversyThe Arabist: Budapest Studies in ArabicSyriaca.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/K7JISEC3/tei

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CREATED: This bibl record was autogenerated from a Zotero record.OrsolyaVarsányiMapping the Semantics of Dīn (‘Religion’) in 9th-Century Arabic Christian Controversyhttp://syriaca.org/cbss/K7JISEC3https://www.zotero.org/groups/a_comprehensive_bibliography_on_syriac_studies/items/K7JISEC3https://www.zotero.org/groups/4861694/items/K7JISEC3The Arabist: Budapest Studies in Arabic38201771-94I demonstrated that the ways the first Arabic Christian authors used dīn reflect a richness of connotations. These imply such a variety of meanings and tones that it is improbable to be the invention of the first generation of Arabophone Christians. There must have been a preexistent set of concepts which they could rely upon and which then came to be articulated in Arabic by them. Furthermore, there are a lot of similarities between the usage of terms and the interpretations, which further reflects a preexistent Greek/Syriac tradition known by all denominations. On the other hand, some Semitic-Islamic features in the use of synonymous terms were identified, which attests to the role of the Muslim–Christian interaction in the development of Arabic theological terminology. Varsányi, Orsolya. “Mapping the Semantics of Dīn (‘Religion’) in 9th-Century Arabic Christian Controversy.” The Arabist: Budapest Studies in Arabic 38 (2017): 71–94. Orsolya Varsányi, Mapping the Semantics of Dīn (‘Religion’) in 9th-Century Arabic Christian Controversy,” The Arabist: Budapest Studies in Arabic 38 (2017): 71–94.Abu RaitaAmmar al-BasriArab ChristiansIX CEJacobitesMuslim-Christian relationsNestoriansVII-XVIII CEapologeticsreligion