Violence and belief in late antiquity : militant devotion in Christianity and Islam /

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In Violence and Belief in Late Antiquity, Thomas Sizgorich seeks to understand why and how violent expressions of religious devotion became central to the self-understandings of both Christian and Muslim communities between the fourth and ninth centuries. Sizgorich argues that the cultivation of vio...

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Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Sizgorich, Thomas
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, ©2009.
Collection:Divinations.
Sujets:
Identity (Psychology) > Religious aspects > Islam.
Identity (Psychology) > Religious aspects > Christianity.
Martyrdom > Islam.
Martyrdom > Christianity.
Violence > Religious aspects > Islam.
Violence > Religious aspects > Christianity.
Identité (Psychologie) > Aspect religieux > Islam.
Martyre > Islam.
Martyre > Christianisme.
Violence > Aspect religieux > Islam.
Violence > Aspect religieux > Christianisme.
RELIGION > History.
Identity (Psychology) > Religious aspects > Islam
Identity (Psychology) > Religious aspects > Christianity
Martyrdom > Christianity
Martyrdom > Islam
Violence > Religious aspects > Christianity
Violence > Religious aspects > Islam
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Table des matières:
  • Cover; CONTENTS; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER ONE: "The Devil Spoke from Scripture": Boundary Maintenance and Communal Integrity in Late Antiquity; CHAPTER TWO: "The Living Voice of Kindred Blood": Narrative, Identity, and the Primordial Past; CHAPTER THREE: "What Has the Pious in Common with the Impious?" Ambrose, Libanius, and the Problem of Late Antique Religious Violence; CHAPTER FOUR: "Are You Christians?" Violence, Ascetics, and Knowing One's Own; CHAPTER FIVE: "Horsemen by Day and Monks by Night": Narrative and Community in Islamic Late Antiquity.
  • CHAPTER SIX: "The Sword Scrapes Away Transgressions": Ascetic Praxis and Communal Boundaries in Late Antique IslamCHAPTER SEVEN: "Do You Not Fear God?" The Khawarij in Early Islamic Society; CHAPTER EIGHT: "This Is a Very Filthy Question, and No One Should Discuss It": The Messy World of Ibn Hanbal; CONCLUSION; LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS; NOTES; SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS.

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