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The quest for a common humanity : human dignity and otherness in the religious traditions of the Mediterranean /
This volume explores the development of the idea of a common humanity for all human beings from Antiquity to the present time focussing on the ""other"" as ""neighbour, enemy, and infidel"", on the interpretation of the Biblical story of Abraham ́s sacrifice a...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Leiden ; Boston :
Brill,
2011.
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| Colección: | Studies in the history of religions ;
134. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Perceptions of a common humanity. Models of the relationship between God and human in 'paganism' / Natale Spineto. The quest for a rabbinic perception of a common humanity / Matthias Morgenstern. 'God created Adam in his likeness' in the Muslim tradition / Lutz Richter-Bernburg. Paul's anthropology and its contribution to the formation of humanity in the perspective of Reformation theology / Hans-Peter Grosshans. Between the Noahide laws and Israelite-Edomite brotherhood : paradigms of humanity in modern Jewish orthodoxy / Matthias Morgenstern
- The other as neighbor, enemy, and infidel. The Lucan parable of the Good Samaritan and its interpretations in Christian antiquity / Claudio Gianotto. Inquiry into the patristic interpretations and usages of Psalm 138 (139):21-22 / Florence Bouet. The other in the spirituality of the Desert Fathers / Fabrizio Vecoli. Variations on religious otherness through throne, altar, and monastic school (Ostrogoth Italy, 6th century) / Teresa Sardella. 'How am I to love the one who hates me?' : love for one's enemy, persecution and human rights in Maximus the Confessor / Christian Boudignon. The theological majlis and religious otherness in medieval Islam / Yossef Soffer
- Human dignity and the value of human life : the case of Abraham's sacrifice. The binding of Isaac : a different Jewish reading / Edouard Robberechts. The value of human life according to the Muslim narrative of Abraham's sacrifice : the example of Ibn ʻArabī / Ismail Taspinar
- Ethical and legal implications of human dignity. On human dignity / David Novak. Philo's Therapeutae and Essenes : a precedent for the exceptional condemnation of slavery in Gregory of Nyssa? / Sharon Weisser. Assistance to the shipwrecked as a paradigm of humaneness in the ancient world / Katell Berthelot. 'God has ordained excellence in all things--when you put to death, do so after a decorous manner' : the implementation of mandatory penalties (al-ḥudūd) in Muslim law / Éric Chaumont. Re(dis)covering humanity : the Catholic Church and human rights / Gianmaria Zamagni.