عنوان

St. Francis and the Sultan

Number

LA120679

.Language of Text, Soundtrack etc

انگلیسی

Title Proper

St. Francis and the Sultan

General Material Designation

[Article]

First Statement of Responsibility

Galen K. Johnson

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

Leiden

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Brill

Text of Note

"This paper offers a structuralist reading of the various traditions of the meeting of St. Francis of Assisi with Sultan Malik al-Kamil during the Fifth Crusade in 1219. Although there exist various accounts of the "Francis legend," the author argues that their cumulative purpose was to show that the unique character of Francis evoked a positive response from the sultan that made Muslims potential objects of peaceful conversion rather than hopeless infidels to be violently eradicated. While Francis can never be called the "patron saint of religious pluralism," the story of his encounter with the sultan can certainly be an example of how twenty-first century Christians can respond to Muslims as neighbors in our culturally diverse world. "Although Francis probably believed with his contemporaries that Muslims were cunning and fierce ... , his experiences at Damietta direct Christians to consider the log in their own eyes before poking at the speck in another's."

Date of Publication

2001

Physical description

146-163

Title

Mission Studies

Volume Number

18/1

International Standard Serial Number

1573-3831

Galen K. Johnson

Call Number

10.1163/157338301X00234

Electronic name

p

[Article]

275578

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