Christian Monastic Life in Early Islam

Bradley Bowman (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

256 Seiten

2021
Edinburgh University Press (Verlag)
978-1-4744-7968-4 (ISBN)

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During the rise of Islam, Muslim fascination with Christian monastic life was articulated through a fluid, piety-centred movement. Bradley Bowman explores this confessional synthesis between like-minded religious groups in the medieval Near East. He argues that this potential ecumenism would have been based upon the sharing of core tenets concerning piety and righteous behaviour. Such fundamental attributes, long associated with monasticism in the East, likely served as a mutually inclusive common ground for Muslim and Christian communities of the period. This manifested itself in Muslim appreciation, interest and – at times – participation in Christian monastic life.

Assistant Professor of History at the University of Louisville. He has published an article in the Harvard Theological Review and has two further articles under review with the Journal of Medieval Encounters and Christian-Muslim Relations.

Preface; 1. The Wombs of the Wadīs: An Inquiry into Christian Monastic Life of the Medieval Islamic Era; 2. The Changing Fortunes of Christian Holy Places in the Seventh Century Near East; 3. Monastic Life under Caliphal Rule in the Early Centuries; 4. Between Temples and Taverns: The Case for Confessional Flexibility at Monasteries; 5. Refuge in the Bosoms of the Mountains: Medieval Muslim Appreciation for Christian Monasticism and Intersecting Boundaries of Confessional Identity; 6. The God-Fearers: A Righteous Tie that Binds.

Erscheinungsdatum	06.04.2021
Reihe/Serie	Edinburgh Studies in Classical Islamic History and Culture
Zusatzinfo	4 black and white illustrations, 1 black and white map
Verlagsort	Edinburgh
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 234 mm
Gewicht	534 g
Themenwelt	Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Kirchengeschichte
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Islam
ISBN-10	1-4744-7968-5 / 1474479685
ISBN-13	978-1-4744-7968-4 / 9781474479684
Zustand	Neuware