Frenkel / Lev Charity and Giving in Monotheistic Religions

1. Auflage 2009
ISBN: 978-3-11-021683-7
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 430 Seiten, Gewicht: 10 g

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This book deals with various manifestations of charity or giving in the contexts of the Christian, Jewish, and Muslim societies in Late Antiquity and Early Middle Ages. Monotheistic charity and giving display many common features. These underlying similarities reflect a commonly shared view about God and his relations to mankind and what humans owe to God and expect from him. Nevertheless, the fact that the emphasis is placed on similarities does not mean that the uniqueness of the concepts of charity and giving in the three monotheistic religions is denied. The contributors of the book deal with such heterogeneous topics like the language of social justice in early Christian homilies as well as charity and pious endowments in medieval Syria, Egypt and al-Andalus during the 11th-15th centuries. This wide range of approaches distinguish the book from other works on charity and giving in monotheistic religions.

Zielgruppe

Academics, Libraries, Institutes

Autoren/Hrsg.

Frenkel, Miriam

Lev, Yaacov

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Islam & Islamische Studien Geschichte des Islam Geschichte des Islam: 7. - 14. Jahrhundert
• Geisteswissenschaften Jüdische Studien Geschichte des Judentums Geschichte des Judentums: Mittelalter
• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Kirchengeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Jüdische Studien Jüdische Studien
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Vergleichende Religionswissenschaft
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religionsgeschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Frontmatter;1
2;Contents;9
3;Introduction;17
4;The Early Byzantine State and the Christian Ideal of Voluntary Poverty;31
5;Charitable Ministrations (Diakoniai), Monasticism, and the Social Aesthetic of Sixth-Century Byzantium;61
6;Charity and Piety as Episcopal and Imperial Virtues in Late Antiquity;91
7;Healing the world with righteousness ? The language of social justice in early Christian homilies;105
8;Almsgiving, Donatio Pro Anima and Eucharistic Offering in the Early Middle Ages of Western Europe (4th–9th century);127
9;Christian Pious Foundations as an Element of Continuity between Late Antiquity and Islam;141
10;Charity and Piety for the Transformation of the Cities;169
11;Piety and Charity in Late Medieval Egypt and Syria;191
12;Forms and Functions of Charity in Al-Andalus;219
13;“When Death Will Fall Upon Him”: Charitable Legacies in 15th Century Granada.;233
14;Charity and Gift Giving in Medieval Islam;251
15;Charity and Repentance in Medieval Islamic Thought and Practice;281
16;Geniza Documents for the Comparative History of Poverty and Charity;299
17;Charity in Jewish Society of the Medieval Mediterranean World;359
18;Benefaction (Nima), Gratitude (Shukr), and the Politics of Giving and Receiving in Letters from the Cairo Geniza;381
19;An Indigent Scholar’s Plea for Charity: A Geniza Letter;407

Über Autor(innen)

Lev, Yaacov
Yaacov Lev, Bar Ilan University, Ramat Gan, Israel.

Frenkel, Miriam
Miriam Frenkel, Hebrew University and The Ben Zvi Institute for the Study of Jewish Communities in the East, Jerusalem

Miriam Frenkel, Hebrew University and The Ben Zvi Institute for the Study of Jewish Communities in the East, Jerusalem, Israel; Yaacov Lev, Bar Ilan University, Ramat Gan, Israel.