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Non-Muslim Islamic Scholar
The following is a list of notable non-Muslim authors on Islam. Chronological by date of birth 622 to 1500 *Sebeos (fl. 651), Armenian historian, documented in his ''History'' the rise of Muhammad and the early Muslim conquests. *John Damascene, Joannis Damasceni (c. 676–749), official of the Caliph at Damascus, later a Syrian monk, Doctor of the Church, his ''Peri Aireseon'' [Concerning Heresies] [t], its chapter 100 being "Heresy of the Ishmael, Ishmailites" (attribution questioned). *Du Huan, captured at 751 Battle of Talas, traveled in Muslim lands for ten years, his ''Jingxingji'' [Record of Travels] (c. 770) contains descriptions of Muslim life; book lost, but quoted by his uncle Du You in his Tongdian (766-801), an encyclopedia of China. *Adi Shankara, Sankara (c. 788–820) of Kerala, pivotal Hindu reformer; theologian of non-duality, the Advaita Vedanta: a unity of self (Atman (Hinduism), atman) and the whole (Brahman); unresolved is the claim that early notions of the Su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peri Bearman
Peri J. Bearman (born 1953) is an academic scholar of Islamic law. She was the Associate Director of the Islamic Legal Studies Program at Harvard Law School. She is also currently the Editor-in-Chief and Islam section editor for the ''Journal of the American Oriental Society'' (JAOS). Life Peri Bearman took degrees in Arabic and Islamic Studies from the University of Leiden. She worked for Brill Publishers as the senior editor for the Middle East, and was a member of the editorial board of the second edition of the ''Encyclopaedia of Islam''. 31 ''Int'l J. Legal Info.'' 327 (2003) Selected publications * (ed. with Th. Bianquis, C. E. Boswort ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |