Muslim-Christian Polemics in Safavid Iran

Alberto Tiburcio (PhD McGill 2015) is Postdoctoral Researcher at the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science in Berlin. He previously held a research appointment at the Center for Near and Middle Eastern Studies at the Philipps University of Marburg.

• AcknowledgmentsIntroduction Chapter 1: The Profile of a Convert in Safavid Iran Chapter 2: A Cycle of Polemics and Translation ProjectsChapter 3: Jadid al-Islam and the Signs of the Prophecy Chapter 4: Appropriating Shi‘i Tradition and Engaging Christian Sources Chapter 5: Defending the Prophet and Condemning Christian MoralityChapter 6: Sufis as the Christians of the UmmaConclusionsBibliography

On the whole Tiburcio provides a coherent analysis of Jadīd al-Islām’s writings, and his close attention to primary sources in non-European languages is commendable [...] Tiburcio is able to situate Jadīd al-Islām’s writings within the broader intellectual context of Muslim-Christian engagement in Safavid Iran.