Le Comte De Boulainvilliers - La Vie de Mahomed - 1731

Superb edition of this work, which is one of the earliest French biographies of the Prophet of Islam, written in a spirit of critical scholarship and philosophical curiosity typical of the early 18th century.

Boulainvilliers presents Mahomet not merely as a religious figure, but as a legislator, a political leader, and a social reformer, seeking to explain the birth of Islam within its historical and geographical context.

The author emphasizes the conditions of pre-Islamic Arabia, characterized by tribal fragmentation and lack of unity, to demonstrate how Mahomet managed to impose a new cohesion through the strength of his genius and his law.

The text is characterized by a desire to rationalize and relativize traditional Christian judgments, offering a more neutral and sometimes admiring reading of the prophet, which made it a bold and controversial work.

Through his analytical and narrative style, Boulainvilliers blends biographical account, political reflection, and religious critique, contributing to the dissemination in Europe of a more nuanced image of Islam and its founder.

The Count of Boulainvilliers - The Life of Mahomed - 1731 - Pierre Humbert
442, [2] p -

Good condition of the binding, beautiful binding, work in its full brown leather from the period, signs of use and some small stains, the front hinge cracked at the bottom part, wear on the headbands and corners, red edges, very nicely decorated spine with raised bands, gilt titling.

Good interior condition, rare foxing, title in red and black, superb vignette on the title page, marbled endpapers.

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