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Renard, John, 1944-

Crossing confessional boundaries exemplary lives in Jewish, Christian, and Islamic traditions John Renard - 1 online resource (xii, 345 pages) - The S. Mark Taper Foundation imprint in Jewish studies . - S. Mark Taper Foundation imprint in Jewish studies. .

Includes bibliographical references and index

Introduction: Metaphor, method, and the three "sources" of hagiographic narrative -- Part one. Geographies shared -- Historical/anthropological perspectives -- Part two. Hagiographies compared -- literary perspectives: form, content, and function -- Part three. Dramatis personae: history, authority, and community

"Arguably the single most important element in Abrahamic cross-confessional relations has been an ongoing mutual interest in perennial spiritual and ethical exemplars of one another's communities. Ranging from Late Antiquity through the Middle Ages, Crossing Confessional Boundaries explores the complex roles played by saints, sages, and Friends of God in the communal and intercommunal lives of Christians, Muslims, and Jews across the Mediterranean world, from Spain and North Africa to the Middle East to the Balkans. By examining these stories in their broad institutional, social, and cultural contexts, Crossing Confessional Boundaries reveals unique theological insights into the interlocking histories of the Abrahamic faiths"--

ISBN: 9780520962903 0520962907

Source: 22573/ctvw14m47 JSTOR

LCCN: 2019045329

Subjects--Chronological Terms:
To 1500

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Abrahamic religions--History--Mediterranean Region--To 1500.
Saints--History--To 1500.
Abrahamic religions--Relations.
RELIGION--Islam--History
Abrahamic religions
Saints

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Mediterranean Region

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books
History

LC Class. No.: BL96 / .R46 2020eb

Dewey Class. No.: 206/.1