Crossing confessional boundaries : exemplary lives in Jewish, Christian, and Islamic traditions
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Crossing confessional boundaries : exemplary lives in Jewish, Christian, and Islamic traditions
Exemplary lives in Jewish, Christian, and Islamic traditions
The S. Mark Taper Foundation imprint in Jewish studies
S. Mark Taper Foundation imprint in Jewish studies.
Author:
Renard, John, 1944- author.
ISBN:
9780520287914
9780520287921
9780520962903
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Physical Description:
xii, 345 pages ; 24 cm
Series:
The S. Mark Taper Foundation imprint in Jewish studies
S. Mark Taper Foundation imprint in Jewish studies.
Contents:
Introduction : Metaphor, Method, and the Three "Sources" of Hagiographic Narrative -- Part One. Geographies Shared - Historical / Anthropological Perspectives -- Part Two. Hagiographies Compared - Literary Perspectives : Form, Content, and Function -- Part Three. Dramatis Personae : History, Authority, and Community.
Abstract:
"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."-- Provided by publisher.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 317-326) and index.
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