Open AccessThe Narrative Assault on Islam
Author(s) -
M.Pd Dr. H. Sulhan Hamid A. Ghani
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
constellations
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2562-0509
DOI - 10.29173/cons17201
Subject(s) - praise , islam , narrative , the venerable , religious studies , sociology , philosophy , history , art , literature , classics , theology
Peter the Venerable (d. 1156) is often acclaimed as an early proponent of interfaith understanding for his having commissioned detailed studies of the scriptures of other faiths. This paper considers whether or not such praise is justified by examining Peter the Venerable‘s representations of Islam‘s primary sources.