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Book SynopsisThe Oxford Handbook of the Abrahamic Religions includes authoritative yet accessible studies on a wide variety of topics dealing comparatively with Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, as well as with the interactions between the adherents of these religions throughout history. The comparative study of the Abrahamic Religions has been undertaken for many centuries. More often than not, these studies reflected a polemical rather than an ecumenical approach to the topic. Since the nineteenth century, the comparative study of the Abrahamic Religions has not been pursued either intensively or systematically, and it is only recently that the comparative study of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam has received more serious attention. This volume contributes to the emergence and development of the comparative study of the Abrahamic religions, a discipline which is now in its formative stages. This Handbook includes both critical and supportive perspectives on the very concept of the Abrahamic reli
Trade ReviewThose interested in interfaith movements and the relationship between Islam, Christianity, and Judaism will find much to benefit in reading The Oxford Handbook of The Abrahamic Religions * Jamin Hübner, Reading Religion *
The Handbook is a useful tool for students and scholars alike that gives a comprehensive insight into the current state of research as well as the desiderata in the field of Abrahamic studies. * Dennis Halft, Trier University, Medieval Encounters *
a valuable resource for any library whose readers wish to engage in serious study of the relationship between the three faiths. * Tom Wilson, Anvil *
Table of ContentsPreface List of Contributors Part I: The Concept of the Abrahamic Religions 1: Reuven Firestone: Abraham and Authenticity 2: Adam Silverstein: Abrahamic Experiments in History 3: Guy G. Stroumsa: Three Rings or Three Impostors? The Comparative Approach to the Abrahamic Religions and its Origins 4: Mark Silk: The Abrahamic Religions as a Modern Concept 5: Rémi Brague: Philosophical Perspectives 6: Gil Anidjar: Yet Another Abraham Part II: Communities 7: Richard Bulliet: Islamo-Christian Civilization 8: David Abulafia: The Abrahamic Religions in the Mediterranean 9: Uriel Simonsohn: Justice 10: John Tolan: Jews and Muslims in Christian Law and History 11: Dorothea Weltecke: Beyond Exclusivism in the Middle Ages: On the Three Rings, the Three Impostors, and the Discourse of Multiplicity Part III: Scripture and Hermeneutics 12: Nicolai Sinai: Historical-Critical Readings of the Abrahamic Scriptures 13: Carol Bakhos: Interpreters of Scripture 14: David Powers: The Finality of Prophecy 15: Lutz Greisiger: Apocalypticism, Millenarianism, and Messianism 16: Yuri Stoyanov: Religious Dualism and the Abrahamic Religions Part IV: Religious Thought 17: Peter E. Pormann: The Abrahamic Religions and the Classical Tradition 18: Sidney Griffith: Confessing Monotheism in Arabic (at-Tawḥīd): The One God of Abraham and His Apologists 19: Carlos Fraenkel: Philosophy and Theology 20: William E. Carroll: Science and Creation: The Mediaeval Heritage 21: Moshe Idel: Mysticism in the Abrahamic Religions 22: Anthony Black: Political Thought Part V: Rituals and Ethics 23: Prayer: Clemens Leonhard and Martin Lüstraeten 24: Moshe Blidstein: Purity and Defilement 25: David Freidenreich: Dietary Law 26: Harvey E. Goldberg: Life-Cycle Rites of Passage 27: Yousef Meri: The Cult of Saints and Pilgrimage 28: David Nirenberg: Religions of Love: Judaism, Christianity, Islam 29: Malise Ruthven: Religion and Politics in the Age of Fundamentalisms Part VI: Epilogues 30: Peter Ochs: Jewish and other Abrahamic Philosophic Arguments for Abrahamic Studies 31: David F. Ford: Christian Perspectives: Settings, Theology, Practices, and Challenges 32: Tariq Ramadan: Islamic Perspectives
