Bowman, Bradley.

Christian Monastic Life in Early Islam - 1 online resource (257 pages). - Edinburgh Studies in Classical Islamic History and Culture Ser. .

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Includes bibliographies and index.

During the rise of Islam, Muslim fascination with Christian monastic life was articulated through a fluid, piety-centred movement. Bradley Bowman explores this confessional synthesis between like-minded religious groups in the medieval Near East.



9781474479707


Monasteries--History--Islamic countries--To 1500.
Monastic and religious life--History--Middle Ages, 600-1500.


Electronic Books.

BX2679 / .C475 2021