Edinburgh studies in classical Islamic history and culture
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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Introduction -- 1 The wombs of the Wadis: an inquiry into Christian monastic life of the Medieval Islamic Era -- 2 The changing fortunes of Christian Holy Places in the Seventh-century Near East -- 3 Monastic life under Caliphal Rule in the early centuries -- 4 Between temples and taverns: the case for confessional flexibility at monasteries -- 5 Refuge in the bosoms of the mountains: Medieval Muslim appreciation for Christian monasticism and intersecting boundaries of confessional identity -- 6 The God-fearers: a righteous tie that binds.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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During the rise of Islam, Muslim fascination with Christian monastic life was articulated through a fluid, piety-centred movement. Bradley Bowman explores this confessional synthesis between like-minded religious groups in the medieval Near East. He argues that this potential ecumenism would have been based upon the sharing of core tenets concerning piety and righteous behaviour. Such fundamental attributes, long associated with monasticism in the East, likely served as a mutually inclusive common ground for Muslim and Christian communities of the period. This manifested itself in Muslim appreciation, interest and - at times - participation in Christian monastic life.
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9781474479714
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Christianity and other religions-- Middle East-- Islam.
Islam-- Relations-- Middle East-- Christianity.
Monasteries-- Islamic countries-- History-- To 1500.
Monastic and religious life-- History-- Middle Ages, 600-1500.
Vie religieuse et monastique-- Histoire-- 600-1500 (Moyen Âge)
Christianity and other religions-- Islam
Christianity and other religions-- Middle East
Christianity.
Interfaith relations.
Islam-- Relations-- Christianity
Islam.
Monasteries-- Islamic countries-- History-- To 1500
Monasteries.
Monastic and religious life-- History-- Middle Ages, 600-1500