Gregory Palamas and the Dialogue with Islam
Abstract
This study by Angeliki Ziaka, published in L’actualité de la pensée byzantine (ed. Georges Arabatzis, Byzantinische Forschungen, vol. XXXI, 2013), revisits the encounter of the Byzantine theologian Gregory Palamas with Islam.
Held captive by the Turks in 1354-1355, Palamas left records of exchanges with Muslim interlocutors that rank among the earliest testimonies of a direct theological dialogue.
Résumé
Cette étude de Angeliki Ziaka, parue dans L’actualité de la pensée byzantine (dir. Georges Arabatzis, Byzantinische Forschungen, tome XXXI, 2013), revient sur la rencontre du théologien byzantin Grégoire Palamas avec l’islam.
Prisonnier des Turcs en 1354-1355, Palamas a laissé des échanges avec des interlocuteurs musulmans qui comptent parmi les premiers témoignages d’un dialogue théologique direct.
ملخّص
تعود هذه الدراسة لـأنجليكي زياكا، المنشورة في L’actualité de la pensée byzantine (بإشراف جورج أراباتزيس، Byzantinische Forschungen، المجلّد الحادي والثلاثون، 2013)، إلى لقاء اللاهوتي البيزنطي غريغوريوس بالاماس بالإسلام.
فقد ترك بالاماس، الذي وقع في الأسر لدى الأتراك عامَي 1354-1355، شهاداتٍ على حوارات مع محاورين مسلمين تُعدّ من أوائل الشهادات على حوار لاهوتي مباشر.
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