Project description
Understanding R. Simon b. Semah Durans polemic with Islam
While the academic literature extensively covers the first section of Qeshet u-Magen, which focuses on Christianity, the second section on Islam remains underexplored. Supported by the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions programme, the QuM project will conduct a thorough analysis of the second section of R. Simon b. Semah Duran’s polemical work. The project will demonstrate that Duran knew Arabic and consulted Islamic sources, assess his proficiency in these sources, and explore his use of Jewish, Christian, and Hebrew translations of Islamic texts. By examining Duran’s strategies and tactics, the project will highlight the extent of his originality and the methods he employed in his polemic with Islam.
Objective
Proposed here is a thoroughgoing analysis of the second section of R. Simon b. Semah Duran’s polemical work Qeshet u-Magen. The academic literature has much to say about the first section of Qeshet u-Magen, which deals with Christianity; its treatment of the second section, however, which concerns Islam, is much reduced. To correct this lacuna, the proposed study will demonstrate that Duran knew Arabic and consulted Islamic sources, assess his command of these sources, investigate his use of Jewish and, possibly, Christian sources and Hebrew translations of Islamic sources in order to investigate the extent of his originality, and discuss the strategies and tactics that Duran brought to his polemic with Islam. This comprehensive research project will enhance our knowledge and understanding of Qeshet u-Magen, its author, and the Jewish–Muslim polemic tradition in the medieval era, and will elevate the polemic with Islam in Qeshet u-Magen to the place that it deserves in the academic literature.
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- humanities philosophy, ethics and religion religions islam
- humanities philosophy, ethics and religion religions christianity
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HORIZON.1.2 - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA)
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28006 Madrid
Spain
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