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Peter the Venerable Writings Against the Saracens THE FATHERS OF THE CHURCH MEDIAEVAL CONTINUATION VOLUME 16 THE FATHERS OF THE CHURCH MEDIAEVAL CONTINUATION EDITORIAL BOARD Gregory F. LaNave Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception Dominican House of Studies Editorial Director Regis J. Armstrong, O.F.M. Cap. Joseph Goering The Catholic University of America University of Toronto Peter Casarella Frank A. C. Mantello University of Notre Dame The Catholic University of America John Cavadini Jan Ziolkowski University of Notre Dame Harvard University Trevor Lipscombe Director The Catholic University of America Press Carole Monica C. Burnett Staff Editor PETER THE VENERABLE WRITINGS AGAINST THE SARACENS Translated by IRVEN M. RESNICK THE CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA PRESS Washington, D.C. Copyright © 2016 THE CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA PRESS All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of the American National Standards for Information Science—Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI z39.48 - 1984. ∞ Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Names: Peter, the Venerable, approximately 1092–1156, author. Title: Writings against the Saracens / Peter the Venerable ; translated by Irven M. Resnick. Description: Washington, D.C. : Catholic University of America Press, 2016. | Series: The fathers of the church, medieval continuation ; VOLUME 16 | Includes bibliographical references and index. Identifiers: LCCN 2015035573 | ISBN 9780813228594 (cloth : alk. paper) Subjects: LCSH: Christianity and other religions--Islam--Early works to 1800. | Islam--Relations--Christianity--Early works to 1800. | Islam--Controversial literature--Early works to 1800. Classification: LCC BP172 .P45413 2016 | DDC 239—dc23 LC record available at http://lccn.loc.gov/2015035573 CONTENTS Abbreviations and Sigla vii Select Bibliography ix INTRODUCTION Introduction 3 Peter the Venerable (d. 1156), Ninth Abbot of Cluny 4 Peter’s Literary Work 10 The Translations 11 WRITINGS AGAINST THE SARACENS Letter [to Bernard of Clairvaux] on His Translation (Epistola de translatione sua) 27 A Summary of the Entire Heresy of the Saracens (Summa totius haeresis Saracenorum) 34 Against the Sect of the Saracens (Contra sectam Saracenorum) 51 Prologue 51 Book One 75 Book Two 123 APPENDIces Letter of Peter of Poitiers (Epistola Petri Pictaviensis) 163 Peter of Poitiers’ Chapter Headings (Capitula) 167 INDICES General Index 175 Index of Holy Scripture 180 Index of Quranic References 183 ABBREVIATIONS AND SIGLA Abbreviations CC CM Corpus Christianorum Continuatio Mediaevalis CC SL Corpus Christianorum Series Latina CSEL Corpus Scriptorum Ecclesiasticorum Latinorum The Pseudo-Historical Image Michelina Di Cesare. 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