Charles Tieszen

Cross Veneration in the Medieval Islamic World (eBook, ePUB)

Christian Identity and Practice under Muslim Rule

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

One of the most common religious practices among medieval Eastern Christian communities was their devotion to venerating crosses and crucifixes. Yet many of these communities existed in predominantly Islamic contexts, where the practice was subject to much criticism and often resulted in accusations of idolatry. How did Christians respond to these allegations? Why did they advocate the preservation of a practice that was often met with confusion or even contempt?

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury UK eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. Februar 2016
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781786721587
• Artikelnr.: 55413757

Autorenporträt

Charles Tieszen is SIS Adjunct Professor for Islamic studies and Christian-Muslim relations at Fuller Theological Seminary, US. He is Fellow of the Royal Historical Society and an editor for the project Christian-Muslim Relations: A Bibliographical History. He has most recently published Cross Veneration in the Medieval Islamic World (I.B. Tauris, 2017) and Theological Issues in Christian-Muslim Dialogue (2018) .