Petrus, de Pennis, active 1330-1342. Contra Alchoranum
Polemical work, a refutation of the Qurʼan in 15 chapters, starting with a narration of the life of Muḥammad
- HMML ID
- 556031167610
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- Petrus, de Pennis, active 1330-1342. Contra Alchoranum
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Variants
- Tract. contra Alcoranum
- Tractatus contra Alchoranum et Mahometum
- Tractatus contra Alcoranum
- Tractatus contra falsissimam legem Machometi pseudo prophete ac legislatoris Saracenorum
- Treatise against the Qurʼan and Muḥammad
Work information
- Title
- Contra Alchoranum
- Author
- Original languages
- Genres
General notes
- Description
- Petrus de Pennis; author of Tract. contra Alcoranum
- Citations
- Thomas Kaeppeli, Scriptores Ordinis Praedicatorum Medii Aevi, vol. 3 (Rome: Ad S. Sabinae, 1980), 249, https://www.academia.edu/24987212.
- Description
- Tractatus contra Alchoranum et Mahometum; "Treatise against the Qurʼan and Muḥammad"; dated 14th or 15th century; Latin; reworks material from Riccoldo da Monte di Croce; refutation of the Qurʼan in 15 chapters, starting by narrating the life of Muḥammad, then discussing the 'errors' of the Qurʼan concerning "the Trinity, the Incarnation, the divine nature of Christ, the Virgin Mary, the Apostles, and angels"
- Citations
- John Tolan, "Petrus de Pennis," Christian-Muslim Relations: A Bibliographical History, vol. 5: 1350-1500 (Leiden: Brill, 2013), 609.
- Citations
- 26777 (Universitätsbibliothek Graz, Codex 655 (36/37 f°)), Hill Museum & Manuscript Library.
Preferred citation
"Petrus, de Pennis, active 1330-1342. Contra Alchoranum." HMML Authority File. Hill Museum & Manuscript Library. Last modified August 09, 2023. https://w3id.org/haf/work/556031167610
Change notes
- Date added
- 2023-08-09
- Last edited
- 2023-08-09