Dialogues with a Persian
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Dialogues with a Persian is a late 14th-century theological and philosophical dialogue in which Byzantine emperor Manuel II Palaiologos debates a learned Persian about Christianity, Islam, and the nature of faith and reason.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dialogues with a Persian canonical | 2 |
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian apologetic work
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medieval Greek literature ⓘ philosophical dialogue ⓘ theological dialogue ⓘ |
| author | Manuel II Palaiologos ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Byzantine intellectual tradition ⓘ |
| dateWritten | late 14th century ⓘ |
| discusses |
comparative religion
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nature of faith ⓘ role of rational argument in religion ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Manuel II Palaiologos
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surface form:
Byzantine emperor Manuel II Palaiologos
a learned Persian interlocutor ⓘ |
| genre | dialogue ⓘ |
| hasAuthorRole | Manuel II Palaiologos as Christian interlocutor ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
Christian–Muslim relations in the late Middle Ages
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Late Byzantine period ⓘ
surface form:
late Byzantine Empire
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| language | Greek ⓘ |
| literaryForm |
philosophical dialogue
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theological dialogue ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
Christianity
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Islam ⓘ faith ⓘ reason ⓘ relationship between faith and reason ⓘ |
| period | Middle Ages ⓘ |
| philosophicalTheme |
nature of God
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truth of religious revelation ⓘ use of reason in theology ⓘ |
| religiousPerspective |
Christianity
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surface form:
Christian
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| setting | Byzantine–Islamic religious debate ⓘ |
| theologicalTheme |
Christian doctrine
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critique of Islamic theology ⓘ divine law ⓘ salvation ⓘ |
| workTitleInEnglish | Dialogues with a Persian self-link ⓘ |
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