{"product_id":"the-indiculus-luminosus-of-paul-alvarus-paperback","title":"The Indiculus Luminosus of Paul Alvarus - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKenneth Baxter Wolf\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePaul Alvarus wrote the \u003ci\u003eIndiculus luminosus\u003c\/i\u003e in 854 in response to the executions of a number of Córdoban Christians, beginning with the monk Isaac in 851, who had denounced Muhammad in public. The first half of the treatise offers an extended \u003ci\u003eapologia\u003c\/i\u003e in defence of the militant actions of these spontaneous blasphemers. In the second half, Alvarus argues at length, on the basis of key passages in Daniel and Job, that Muhammad was a precursor to Antichrist. Alvarus undertook this exegetical project not only to create a context within which the actions of the Córdoban blasphemers would make sense, but to criticize the Córdoban Christian leadership at the time for being too cosy with the local Islamic rulers. While Alvarus relied on Jerome's \u003ci\u003eCommentary on Daniel\u003c\/i\u003e and Gregory's \u003ci\u003eMoralia in Iob\u003c\/i\u003e, he transcended them, offering a truly novel exegesis. In the process, he shed important light on the nature of Christian life under Islamic rule and demonstrated a surprisingly deep knowledge of Islam. The \u003ci\u003eIndiculus luminosus\u003c\/i\u003e is the perfect complement to the writings of his friend, Eulogius, who may in fact have encouraged Alvarus to undertake this task.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eKenneth Baxter Wolf is the John Sutton Miner Professor of History and Professor of Classics at Pomona College, USA. His many publications include \u003cem\u003eConquerors and Chroniclers of Early Medieval Spain\u003c\/em\u003e (revised edition 1999) and \u003cem\u003eThe Eulogius Corpus\u003c\/em\u003e (2019) in the Translated Texts for Historians series, and\u003cem\u003e The Life and Afterlife of St. Elizabeth of Hungary: Testimony from Her Canonization Hearings\u003c\/em\u003e (OUP 2011).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.57 x 8.27 x 5.83 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 01, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52634717323571,"sku":"9781835538432","price":96.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/b0blLgadZH9781835538432.webp?v=1762250035","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/the-indiculus-luminosus-of-paul-alvarus-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}