Edinburgh historical studies of Iran and the Persian World
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Cover -- Muslim-Christian Polemics in Safavid Iran -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- 1 The Profile of a Convert in Safavid Iran -- 2 A Cycle of Polemics and Translation Projects -- 3 Jadid al-Islam and the Signs of the Prophecy -- 4 Appropriating Shiʿi Tradition and Engaging Christian Sources -- 5 Defending the Prophet and Condemning Christian Morality -- 6 Sufis as the Christians of the Umma -- Conclusions -- Bibliography -- Index
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This book explores the history of Muslim-Christian theological exchanges in Iran during the 17th and early 18th centuries. Focused on the work of the renegade missionary 'Ali Quli Jadid al-Islam (d. 1734), it contributes to ongoing debates on the nature of confessionalism, interreligious encounters, and cultural translation in early modern Muslim empires. By disentangling the connections between polemics and other forms of Islamic learning and by emphasizing the Shi'i character of the case in question, this study accounts for the dynamism of polemics as an ever-evolving genre capable to adapt to different historical contexts.