Abstract/Sommario: Ludovico Marracci (1612-1700) was one of the first Italian scholars who translated Corano in Italy. He introduces his study with an analysis of Marracci's life and works, his Islamic studies and the method of 'Refutation'. then , after a brief presentation of the Mu'tazila, he goes into the analysis od al-Zamahsai's commentary of the Qur'an, al-Kassas. The comparison between the texts of the Mu'tazilite commenters and Marracci's use of them in his Alcorani textus universus allows us t ...; [Leggi tutto...]
Ludovico Marracci (1612-1700) was one of the first Italian scholars who translated Corano in Italy. He introduces his study with an analysis of Marracci's life and works, his Islamic studies and the method of 'Refutation'. then , after a brief presentation of the Mu'tazila, he goes into the analysis od al-Zamahsai's commentary of the Qur'an, al-Kassas. The comparison between the texts of the Mu'tazilite commenters and Marracci's use of them in his Alcorani textus universus allows us to verify the apologetic bias that the previous studies have already encountered in his work