Lead Books of the Sacromonte and the Parchment of the Torre Turpiana: Granada, 1588-1606The Lead Books of the Sacromonte and the Parchment of the Torre Turpiana: Granada, 1588-1606: General Introduction, Critical Edition, and Translation

As the first critical study, edition and translation of the Arabic lead tablets and a parchment discovered in Granada (1588-1606), condemned by the Pope in 1682, this book offers a discussion of their religious message and the Islamic background of the Morisco authors. The Archive of the Sacromonte Abbey in Granada preserves a historical treasure: Arabic texts on a sheet of parchment and on numerous small tablets of lead, which were discovered in Granada at the end of the sixteenth century in the tower of the old Friday Mosque and in caves of the "Valparaíso" hillock, from then on called "Sacromonte". They became the object of heated discussions in Europe and were condemned by the Pope in 1682. The texts are among the very last literary productions of the Moriscos, the Andalusi Muslims, many of whom continued to practice Islam in secret until their expulsion from Spain between 1609 and 1614. With the permission of the archbishop of Granada, we offer, for the first time in history, a study, edition, translation, and images of all the tablets and shed new light on the fascinating religious messages of these enigmatic texts and their authors. ‎Contents ‎Preface ‎Acknowledgements ‎Abbreviations ‎Figures ‎General Introduction ‎Introduction. The Conquest of the City of Granada and Its Aftermath ‎1. The Capitulations ‎2. After the Conversion ‎3. Mounting Tensions and Conflict ‎Chapter 1. The ‘Discovery’ of the Parchment of the Turpiana Tower, the Plates and the First Seven Lead Books (1588–1596) ‎1. The ‘Discoveries’ ‎2. Criticism, Public Discussion and Attempts at Translation ‎3. Benito Arias Montano (1527–1598) ‎4. Gonçalo de Ayala (?–?) ‎Chapter 2. The ‘Discovery’ of Lead Books 10–19 (1597–1599) ‎1. The ‘Discoveries’ ‎2. Ignacio de las Casas (1550–1608) ‎3. Aḥmad b. Qāsim al-Ḥajarī/ Diego Bejarano (ca. 1570-after 1640) ‎Chapter 3. Lead Books 20–22 and the Evaluation Process in Spain (1600–1643) ‎1. The ‘Discoveries’ ‎2. Pedro de Valencia (1555–1620) and His Circle ‎3. Murquṣ al-Duʿābilī al-Kurdī, Known in Spain as Marcos Dobelio (ca. 1572–1654) ‎4. Francisco de Gurmendi (d. 1621) ‎5. Juan Bautista Hesronita (?–?) ‎6. Adán Centurión, Marquis of Estepa (1582–1658) ‎7. Dobelio’s Polemics against the Lead Books 1630–1638 ‎8. Dobelio and the Broader Perspective of the Polemical Discussions about the Lead Books in Spain ‎9. Dobelio and the Condemnation of the Lead Books in Rome ‎Chapter 4. The Lead Books in Rome ‎Chapter 5. Academic Studies on the Texts of the Parchment and the Lead Books ‎Chapter 6. Material Aspects and Script ‎1. Material Aspects of the Parchment ‎2. Material Aspects of the Lead Books ‎3. The Arabic Script of the Lead Books ‎4. Cryptography in Three Lead Books ‎5. The Images of the Seal of Solomon in the Lead Books ‎Chapter 7. Style and Language ‎1. Style ‎2. Grammar ‎2.1. Syntax ‎3. Vocabulary ‎Chapter 8. Edition and Translation: Methodological Aspects ‎1. Edition ‎2. Translation ‎Chapter 9. Structure and Contents ‎1. The Historical Narrative of the Parchment and Lead Books ‎2. Jesus and the Trinity in the Parchment and Lead Books ‎3. God and the Trinity ‎4. The Incarnation ‎5. The Crucifixion ‎6. Mary and the Essence of the Gospel ‎7. The Chain of Revelation in the Lead Books: The Ṣuḥuf Ibrāhīm, the Zabūr, the Tawrāt, the Injīl, and the Ḥaqīqat al-Injīl ‎8. The Eschatological Scenario of the Parchment and Lead Books ‎9. Authorship ‎Chapter 10. Conclusions ‎Edition and Translation ‎Edition and Translation of the Parchment of the “Torre Turpiana” (P) ‎Edition of the Lead Books ‎Translation of the Lead Books ‎Appendix. Edition and Translation of a Report about Four Fragments of Lead Books Found in Granada ‎Sources and Bibliography ‎General Index