Abstract

John of Segovia (1393-1458) is together with Nicolaus Cusanus one of the most important theologians of the 15 th century. His struggle for peace and consensus during the council of Basel culminated in his engagement for interreligious communication in the last years of his life. After the fall of Constantinople in 1453, he prepared a new approach towards the Islam. Not crusade, but interreligious communication based on thorough knowledge of the religion of the other should result in peace, either through converting the other or at least convincing him to stop warfare. Therefore John of Segovia initiated a new translation of the Qur’ān into Spanish, which he himself translated into Latin. This article outlines the history of this famous project and illustrates its main characteristics with examples taken from fragments of this first polyglot translation of the Qur’ān.

Highlights

  • John of Segovia (1393-1458) is together with Nicolaus Cusanus one of the most important theologians of the 15th century

  • But interreligious communication based on thorough knowledge of the religion of the other should result in peace, either through converting the other or at least convincing him to stop warfare

  • John of Segovia initiated a new translation of the Qur,an into Spanish, which he himself translated into Latin

Read more

Summary

Ulli Roth

John of Segovia (1393-1458) is together with Nicolaus Cusanus one of the most important theologians of the 15th century. His struggle for peace and consensus during the council of Basel culminated in his engagement for interreligious communication in the last years of his life. John of Segovia initiated a new translation of the Qur,an into Spanish, which he himself translated into Latin. Sus esfuerzos por llegar a una paz y a un consenso durante el concilio de Basilea culminaron con un compromiso de comunicación interreligiosa en los últimos años de su vida. Palabras clave: Juan de Segovia; siglo XV; traducciónes latinas; Corán; teología; Cruzada; Yça Gidelli; Concilio de Basilea; Robert de Ketton; comunicación interreligiosa. In more radical ways than his contemporaries, John demanded an end of military confrontations with Muslims and that the West should abandon crusading

ULLI ROTH
The prehistory
Primary sources
Secondary literature
Full Text
Paper version not known

Talk to us

Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have

Schedule a call

Disclaimer: All third-party content on this website/platform is and will remain the property of their respective owners and is provided on "as is" basis without any warranties, express or implied. Use of third-party content does not indicate any affiliation, sponsorship with or endorsement by them. Any references to third-party content is to identify the corresponding services and shall be considered fair use under The CopyrightLaw.