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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Guy G. Stroumsa (Professor Emeritus of the Study of the Abrahamic Religions, University of Oxford; Martin Buber Professor Emeritus of Comparative Religion, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem)Publisher: Oxford University Press Imprint: Oxford University Press Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 23.50cm Weight: 0.376kg ISBN: 9780198786009ISBN 10: 019878600 Pages: 238 Publication Date: 06 July 2017 Audience: College/higher education , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsIntroduction: From Qumran to Qur'an: The Religious Worlds of Late Antiquity Part I: Transformations of Religion in Late Antiquity 1: The End of Sacrifice 2: Patterns of Rationalization Part II: The True Prophet 3: False Prophets of Early Christianity 4: False Prophet and False Messiah 5: Seal of the Prophets Part III: Religious Communities and God's Law 6: Religious Dynamics between Jews and Christians 7: God's Rule in Late Antiquity Part IV: The Way to Mecca 8: Jewish-Christians and Islamic Origins 9: Christian Memories and Dreams of Jerusalem 10: Barbarians or Heretics? Envoi: Athens, Jerusalem, Mecca: praeparatio coranicaReviewsFor those who need to be persuaded that Christianity, Judaism and Islam are helpfully grouped together and analysed as Abrahamic religions, Stroumsa provides a most compelling and subtle collection of evidence. This volume is highly recommended for those wanting to probe questions of method and content surrounding Islamic origins and the mutation of religiosity in Late Antiquity. * Damian Howard, Islam and Christian-Muslim Relations * Stroumsa provides a provocative and informative perspective on how not just Islam, but also Judaism and Christianity, were shaped in relation to each other in the crucible of late antiquity. * Franz Volker Greifenhagen, Reading Religion * For those who need to be persuaded that Christianity, Judaism and Islam are helpfully grouped together and analysed as Abrahamic religions, Stroumsa provides a most compelling and subtle collection of evidence. This volume is highly recommended for those wanting to probe questions of method and content surrounding Islamic origins and the mutation of religiosity in Late Antiquity. Damian Howard, Islam and Christian-Muslim Relations For those who need to be persuaded that Christianity, Judaism and Islam are helpfully grouped together and analysed as Abrahamic religions, Stroumsa provides a most compelling and subtle collection of evidence. This volume is highly recommended for those wanting to probe questions of method and content surrounding Islamic origins and the mutation of religiosity in Late Antiquity. * Damian Howard, Islam and Christian-Muslim Relations * Author InformationGuy G. Stroumsa is Professor Emeritus of the Study of the Abrahamic Religions at University of Oxford and Martin Buber Professor of Comparative Religion Emeritus at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He obtained his PhD from Harvard in 1978. Professor Stroumsa received a Doctor Honoris Causa from the University of Zurich in 2004, an Alexander von Humboldt Research Award in 2008, and a Chevalier dans l'Ordre du Mérite in 2012. He is a member of the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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