{"product_id":"when-christians-first-met-muslims-michael-philip-penn-9780520284944","title":"When Christians First Met Muslims: A Sourcebook of the Earliest Syriac Writings on Islam","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe first Christians to meet Muslims were not Latin-speaking Christians from the western Mediterranean or Greek-speaking Christians from Constantinople but rather Christians from northern Mesopotamia who spoke the Aramaic dialect of Syriac. Living under Muslim rule from the seventh century to the present, Syriac Christians wrote the first and most extensive accounts of Islam, describing a complicated set of religious and cultural exchanges not reducible to the solely antagonistic. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Through its critical introductions and new translations of this invaluable historical material, \u003ci\u003eWhen Christians First Met Muslims\u003c\/i\u003e allows scholars, students, and the general public to explore the earliest interactions between what eventually became the world's two largest religions, shedding new light on Islamic history and Christian-Muslim relations.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Philip Penn\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0520284941\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780520284944\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of California Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/21\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 280\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.50w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2015","brand":"Michael Philip Penn","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43946701029631,"sku":"9780520284944","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_e08a00c0-b631-46d2-a4a6-b280c07d1f09.jpg?v=1681514638","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/when-christians-first-met-muslims-michael-philip-penn-9780520284944","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}