Inhaltszusammenfassung

This multi-authored volume comprises an impressive collection of thirty-two essays centered around the three "major" religions of the so-called "Abrahamic family": Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Since the 1970s, the contemporary expression "Abrahamic religions" has been employed in inter-religious dialogue for irenic purposes, in an attempt to establish common ground and reconciliation between the adherents of the three religions. By contrast, scholars have contested its use as a concept w...This multi-authored volume comprises an impressive collection of thirty-two essays centered around the three "major" religions of the so-called "Abrahamic family": Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Since the 1970s, the contemporary expression "Abrahamic religions" has been employed in inter-religious dialogue for irenic purposes, in an attempt to establish common ground and reconciliation between the adherents of the three religions. By contrast, scholars have contested its use as a concept within the academy, because it generally ignores the fact that there are many "Judaized," "Christianized," and "Islamized" Abrahams and that each tradition has a different perspective on the biblical figure of Abraham. (...)» weiterlesen» einklappen

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DFG Fachgebiet:
Sozial- und Kulturanthropologie, Außereuropäische Kulturen, Judaistik und Religionswissenschaft

DDC Sachgruppe:
Andere Religionen