Crossing confessional boundaries: exemplary lives in Jewish, Christian, and Islamic traditions

"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 explore...

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Main Author: Renard, John 1944- (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: Oakland, California University of Californiarnia Press [2020]
In:Year: 2020
Series/Journal:The S. Mark Taper Foundation imprint in Jewish studies
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Late Antiquity / Judaism / Christianity / Islam / Hagiography / History 500-1200
Further subjects:B Abrahamic Religions (Mediterranean Region) History To 1500
B Abrahamic Religions Relations
B Saints History To 1500
Parallel Edition:Erscheint auch als: 978-0-520-96290-3
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Summary:"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"--
ISBN:0520287924