Crossing Confessional Boundaries

Exemplary Lives in Jewish, Christian, and Islamic Traditions

AvJohn Renard

Häftad, Engelska, 2020

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Arguably the single most important element in Abrahamic cross-confessional relations has been an ongoing mutual interest in perennial spiritual and ethical exemplars of one another’s communities. Ranging from Late Antiquity through the Middle Ages, Crossing Confessional Boundaries explores the complex roles played by saints, sages, and Friends of God in the communal and intercommunal lives of Christians, Muslims, and Jews across the Mediterranean world, from Spain and North Africa to the Middle East to the Balkans. By examining these stories in their broad institutional, social, and cultural contexts, Crossing Confessional Boundaries reveals unique theological insights into the interlocking histories of the Abrahamic faiths.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2020-01-28
Mått:152 x 229 x 28 mm
Vikt:499 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:University of California Press
Antal sidor:360
Förlag:University of California Press
ISBN:9780520287921

Utforska kategorier

Islam inom Filosofi och religion
Religion: allmänt inom Filosofi och religion

Mer om författaren

John Renard is Professor of Theological Studies at Saint Louis University. His many books include Seven Doors to Islam: Spirituality and the Religious Life of Muslims, Windows on the House of Islam, Friends of God: Islamic Images of Piety, Commitment, and Servanthood, Tales of God’s Friends: Islamic Hagiography in Translation, and Islamic Theological Themes: A Primary Source Reader.

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"A smashing success; the literature Renard reviews is extensive and his ability to present the most salient points toward future scholarship is impressive. He elaborates a genealogy of the exemplary figure that will surely shape any future work in the field."

Innehållsförteckning

PrefaceAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Metaphor, Method, and the Three “Sources” of Hagiographic NarrativePART ONE: GEOGRAPHIES SHARED-HISTORICAL/ANTHROPOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES1. Geographies Shared I—The Central Middle East2. Geographies Shared II—Spain and North Africa3. Geographies Shared III—From Anatolia to the BalkansPART TWO: HAGIOGRAPHIES COMPARED-LITERARY PERSPECTIVES: FORM, CONTENT, AND FUNCTION4. Hagiography Constructed: An Owner’s Manual5. Hagiography Deconstructed: A Reader’s Toolbox6. Hagiography at Work: A Job DescriptionPART THREE: DRAMATIS PERSONAE: HISTORY, AUTHORITY, AND COMMUNITY7. Historical Themes and Institutional Authority8. Constructions of Personal Authority—Epistemic and Charismatic9. Exemplars and Their Communities Conclusion: Comparative Approaches to Religious Exemplarity and HagiographyNotesSelected BibliographyIndex