by Juan Vernet Ginés · Espasa-Calpe · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788423918027
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«Mahoma» is the historical biography of the prophet of Islam written by Juan Vernet Ginés, published by Espasa-Calpe in paperback (192 pages, in Spanish).
A biography based on Arabic sources about Mahoma (Muhammad), founder of Islam, arranging the accounts of his figure chronologically. Juan Vernet treats Islamic theology with respect, though he departs from the most common interpretation on points such as the prophet's illiteracy, supported by Muslim testimonies.
Part of the Austral Collection by Espasa-Calpe, in its History section.
A work suitable for those seeking a historical approach to the figure of Mahoma and early Islam.
Juan Vernet Ginés or Joan Vernet i Ginés was a Spanish science historian, Arabist and professor at the University of Barcelona for over thirty years. He was the pupil and intellectual heir of orientalist Maria Millàs Vallicrosa. The rigor and scope of his scholarly work give him international authority in the field of the history of science and cultural transfers between East and West. Author of the book "What culture owes to the Arabs of Spain", he also translated the quran and One Thousand and One Nights into Castilian Spanish.
