Violence and belief in late antiquity - Info and Reading Options
militant devotion in Christianity and Islam
By Thomas Sizgorich
"Violence and belief in late antiquity" was published by University of Pennsylvania Press in 2009 - Philadelphia, Pa, it has 398 pages and the language of the book is English.
“Violence and belief in late antiquity” Metadata:
- Title: ➤ Violence and belief in late antiquity
- Author: Thomas Sizgorich
- Language: English
- Number of Pages: 398
- Publisher: ➤ University of Pennsylvania Press
- Publish Date: 2009
- Publish Location: Philadelphia, Pa
“Violence and belief in late antiquity” Subjects and Themes:
- Subjects: ➤ Christianity - Identity (Psychology) - Islam - Martyrdom - Religious aspects - Religious aspects of Identity (Psychology) - Religious aspects of Violence - Violence - Violence, religious aspects - Identity (psychology)
Edition Specifications:
- Pagination: p. cm.
Edition Identifiers:
- The Open Library ID: OL16819061M - OL11937965W
- Online Computer Library Center (OCLC) ID: 226308106
- Library of Congress Control Number (LCCN): 2008017407
- ISBN-13: 9780812241136
- All ISBNs: 9780812241136
AI-generated Review of “Violence and belief in late antiquity”:
"Violence and belief in late antiquity" Table Of Contents:
- 1- Introduction
- 2- "The devil spoke from Scripture" : boundary maintenance and communal integrity in late antiquity
- 3- "The living voice of kindred blood" : narrative, identity, and the primordial past
- 4- "What has the pious in common with the impious?" : Ambrose, Libanius, and the problem of late antique religious violence
- 5- "Are you Christians?" : violence, ascetics, and knowing one's own
- 6- "Horsemen by day and monks by night" : narrative and community in Islamic late antiquity
- 7- "The sword scrapes away transgressions" : ascetic praxis and communal boundaries in late antique Islam
- 8- "Do you not fear God?" : the Khawarij in early Islamic society
- 9- "This is a very filthy question and no one should discuss it" : the messy world of Ibn Hanbal.
Read “Violence and belief in late antiquity”:
Read “Violence and belief in late antiquity” by choosing from the options below.
Search for “Violence and belief in late antiquity” downloads:
Visit our Downloads Search page to see if downloads are available.
Find “Violence and belief in late antiquity” in Libraries Near You:
Read or borrow “Violence and belief in late antiquity” from your local library.
- The WorldCat Libraries Catalog: Find a copy of “Violence and belief in late antiquity” at a library near you.
Buy “Violence and belief in late antiquity” online:
Shop for “Violence and belief in late antiquity” on popular online marketplaces.
- Ebay: New and used books.