Browsing Revista Española de Filosofía Medieval. N. 26/1 (2019) by Issue Date
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Did Cusanus Talk with Muslims? Revisiting Cusanus’ Sources for the Cribratio Alkorani and Interfaith Dialogue
(UCOPress, 2019)While Cusanus’ literary sources for his engagement with Islam have been closely studied, questions about possible personal encounters with Muslims, and the role of non-literary sources in developing his concept of ... -
Throwing the Book at Them: John of Segovia’s Use of the Qur’an
(UCOPress, 2019)This essay investigates how Juan de Segovia (d. 1458) used the Qur’ān in his engagement with Islam. The essay has three principal aims. First, it identifies certain distinctive aspects of Segovia’s use of the ... -
"Eum mori oportebat" in Nicholas of Cusa’s Glosses of the Alkoranus Latinus (Vat Lat. 4071)
(UCOPress, 2019)Nicolás de Cusa redactó dos conjuntos de glosas que comentan importantes temas del Alkoranus Latinus, la primera traducción del Corán, que tradujo Robert de Ketton en el año 1143 en la Península Ibérica. El primer grupo ... -
Nicholas of Cusa and Martin Luther on Islam
(UCOPress, 2019)The article compares for the first time Luther‘s reflections on Islam with Cusanus‘s. Both thinkers didn‘t engage in Islam on their own initiative, but because they were prompted by political developments. ... -
The Missionary Purpose of the Cribratio Alkorani
(UCOPress, 2019)This article discusses the final purpose of the Cribratio Alkorani by Nicholas of Cusa. He offered it to pope Pius II as an instrument for the conversion of the Muslims. In conversation with Juan de Segovia, ... -
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Erasmus’ attitude toward Islam in light of Nicholas of Cusa’s De pace fidei and Cribratio Alkorani
(UCOPress, 2019)Reading Nicolas of Cusa’s works on Islam reveals a sharp distinction between his De pace fidei (1453) with its tolerant attitude and his Cribratio Alkorani (1461) with its much less tolerant approach. Some eight ... -
Juan de Torquemada, Nicholas of Cusa and Pius II on the Islamic Promise of Paradise
(UCOPress, 2019)Western Christianity had a long history of polemics against Islam. That included rejecting Muhammad’s idea of paradise as excessively «carnal». In the mid-15th century, three members of the Roman curia ...