IMC 2003: Sessions
Session 1503: Christian and Non-Christian Authorities, I: Texts and Conversion in Medieval Spain
Thursday 17 July 2003, 09.00-10.30
Organisers: | Julia Hillner, Department of History, University of Manchester Rosa Vidal Doval, Department of History, University of Manchester |
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Moderator/Chair: | Philip Stephen Alexander, Department of Religions & Theology, University of Manchester |
Paper 1503-a | Rabbinic Tradition Interpreted by a Convert to Christian Philosophy: Petrus Alphonsi and his Dialogues (Language: English) Index terms: Hebrew and Jewish Studies |
Paper 1503-b | Intellectual Symbiosis among Jews and Christians in the 12th Century: The Case of Abraham Ibn Da'ud (Language: English) Index terms: Hebrew and Jewish Studies |
Paper 1503-c | Setting the Boundaries of Christianity in 15th-Century Spain: Jewish and Muslim Traditions in Alonso de Espina's Fortalitium fidei (Language: English) Index terms: Hebrew and Jewish Studies |
Abstract | In medieval Spain Christianity, Judaism, and Islam interacted at various social, religious and intellectual levels. The issue of conversion to the dominant religion, Christianity, presents a unique example of exchange of traditions between these groups. In this context the same authorities often were used to express different religious identities. This session will look at the points of view of a convert to Christianity, a Jew, and a Christian, as reflected in their apologetic writings. |