Screen LibraryThe Oxford handbook of the Abrahamic religions /
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| Group Author: | ; ; |
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| Published: |
Oxford University Press,
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| Publisher Address: | Oxford, United Kingdom : |
| Publication Dates: | 2015. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Edition: | First edition. |
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Oxford handbooks
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| Carrier Form: | xvii, 617 pages ; 26 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780199697762 (hardback) : 0199697760 (hardback) |
| Index Number: | BV410 |
| CLC: | B91-62 |
| Call Number: | B91-62/O984 |
| Contents: |
Abraham and authenticity / Yet another Abraham / Abrahamic experiments in history / Three rings or three impostors? The comparative approach to the Abrahamic religions and its origins / The Abrahamic religions as a modern concept / The concept of the Abrahamic religions, problems and pitfalls / Islamo-Christian civilization / The Abrahamic religions in the Mediterranean / Justice / Jews and Muslims in Christian law and history / Beyond exclusivism in the Middle Ages: on the three rings, the three impostors, and the discourse of multiplicity / Historical-critical readings of the Abrahamic scriptures / Interpreters of scripture / The finality of prophecy / Apocalypticism, millenarianism, and messianism / The Abrahamic religions and the classical tradition / Confessing monotheism in Arabic (at-Tawḥīd): the one God of Abraham and his apologists / Philosophy and theology / Science and creation: the medieval heritage / Mysticism in the Abrahamic religions / Political thought / Religious dualism and the Abrahamic religions / Prayer / Purity and defilement / Dietary law / Life-cycle rites of passage / The cult of saints and pilgrimage / Religions of love: Judaism, Christianity, Islam / Religion and politics in the age of fundamentalisms / Jewish and other Abrahamic philosophic arguments for Abrahamic studies / Christian perspectives: settings, theology, practices, and challenges / Islamic perspectives / |