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Subject(s)

• Eulogius, of Córdoba, Saint, approximately 810-859 [Browse]
• Christian martyrs—Spain—Córdoba—History—Sources [Browse]
• Mozarabs—Spain—Córdoba [Browse]
• Córdoba (Spain)—Church history—Sources [Browse]
• Christian saints—Spain—Córdoba—Biography [Browse]
• Islam—Relations—Spain—Córdoba—Christianity [Browse]
• Christianity and other religions—Spain—Córdoba—Islam [Browse]
• Eulogius, of Córdoba, Saint, approximately 810-859—Correspondence [Browse]

Translator

• Wolf, Kenneth Baxter, 1957- [Browse]

Writer of introduction

• Wolf, Kenneth Baxter, 1957- [Browse]

Series

• Translated texts for historians ; v. 71. [More in this series]
• Translated texts for historians ; volume 71 [More in this series]

Contains

• Eulogius, of Córdoba, Saint, approximately 810-859. Memoriale sanctorum. [Browse]
• Eulogius, of Córdoba, Saint, approximately 810-859. Documentum martyriale. [Browse]
• Eulogius, of Córdoba, Saint, approximately 810-859. Liber apologeticus martyrum. [Browse]
• Alvaro, de Córdoba, -approximately 861. Vita Eulogii. [Browse]

Summary note

"Eulogius (d. 859), a priest living under Islamic rule in Córdoba, is our principal source for the so-called 'Córdoban martyrs' movement' (850-859), in the course of which forty-eight Christians were decapitated for religious offenses against Islam. The majority of the victims were condemned for blasphemy, having deliberately flouted proscriptions against public expressions of disrespect for Muhammad. Interestingly enough, the Córdoban Christian community was not of one mind when it came to interpreting such provocative acts. While some were inclined to embrace the executed Christians as martyrs of the classic Roman type, others criticized them as self-immolators whose unprovoked outbursts only complicated the working relationship between the Christian community and the Muslim authorities. The writings of Eulogius, which were designed to record the deaths and present them as legitimate martyrdoms, allow both for the reconstruction of Christian life under Muslim rule and an appreciation for the range of Christian attitudes toward Islam in ninth-century al-Andalus. They also capture Eulogius' self-conscious effort to construct a saint cult despite the absence of wide support for the 'martyrs.' This is the first complete rendering of Eulogius' writings into English, and will be a valuable resource for historians and theologians alike."-- Provided by publisher.

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references (pages [381]-397) and index.

Language note

Texts in English, translated from the original Latin; introduction and notes in English.

Contents

• Introduction: The Christian community of Córdoba ; The "martyrs of Córdoba ; Eulogius of Córdoba ; Eulogius and his martyrs ; Eulogius and his Christian opponents ; Turning the tables ; Conclusion ; The nature of the sources.
• The texts in translation: Vita Eulogii / Paul Alvarus
• Memoriale sanctorum
• Documentum martyriale
• Liber apologeticus martyrum
• Epistolae.

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ISBN

• 1789621216
• 9781789620795 (hardcover)
• 1789620791 (hardcover)
• 9781789621211 (paperback)

OCLC

1089419762

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