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A Christian pilgrim in medieval Iraq, Riccoldo da Montecroce's encounter with Islam, Rita George-Tvrtkovic

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A Christian pilgrim in medieval Iraq, Riccoldo da Montecroce's encounter with Islam, Rita George-Tvrtkovic

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eng

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non fiction

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A Christian pilgrim in medieval Iraq

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786442701

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Rita George-Tvrtkovic

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Medieval Voyaging MV, 1

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Riccoldo da Montecroce's encounter with Islam

Summary

This book analyses the events of a decade-long encounter between an Italian Dominican, Riccoldo da Montecroce (c. 1243-1320), and the Muslims of Baghdad, as recounted by the friar himself. While many of Riccoldo's views of the Muslims are consonant with those of his medieval confreres, George-Tvrtkovic examines the much more ambivalent sections of his writings, such as his praise-filled descriptions of Muslim praxis, his obvious love of Qur'anic Arabic, his frequent references to personal encounters with Muslims, and his candid descriptions of the wonder and doubt which these confrontations often elicited. George-Tvrtkovic argues that the tensions and inconsistencies inherent in Riccoldo's account of Islam should not be viewed as defects. Rather, she contends, their presence illustrates the complex nature of interreligious encounter itself

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