Judaism and Islam in practice : a sourcebook / [edited by] Jacob Neusner, Tamara Sonn, and Jonathan E. Brockopp.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Neusner, Jacob, 1932-

Sonn, Tamara, 1949-

Brockopp, Jonathan E., 1962-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Judaism--Relations--Islam--Sources.

Judaism.

Islam--Relations--Judaism--Sources.

Islam.

Jewish law--Sources.

Jewish law.

Islamic law--Sources.

Islamic law.

Comparative law--Sources.

Comparative law.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (257 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2000.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Judaism and Islam compare because they concur that God cares deeply not only about attitudes but actions, not only about what one says to God but how one conducts affairs at home and in the village.In this sourcebook, the authors have selected key passages from the laws of Judaism and Islam which allow a close examination of their mode of expression and medium of thought as well as the substance of the laws themselves. The selected passages concentrate on areas critical to the life of piety and faith as actually practiced within the two faith-communities - the relationship between

Contents:

JUDAISM AND ISLAM IN PRACTICE A Sourcebook; Copyright; Contents; Preface; I Between the Faithful and God: Prayer, Fasting, Ablutions; 1 Introduction; 2 Prayer in Islam; 3 Prayer in Judaism; 4 Fasting in Islam; 5 Fasting in Judaism; 6 Ablutions in Islam; 7 Ablutions in Judaism; 8 Conclusions; II Among the Faithful [I]: Betrothal, Marriage, Inheritance, Divorce: How the Family is Regulated; 1 Introduction; 2 Betrothal in Judaism; 3 Betrothal in Islam; 4 Marriage in Judaism; 5 Marriage in Islam; 6 Inheritance in Judaism; 7 Inheritance in Islam; 8 Divorce in Judaism; 9 Divorce in Islam

10 Conclusions III Among the Faithful [II]: Almsgiving and Charity; 1 Introduction; 2 Charity in Islam; 3 Almsgiving in Judaism; 4 Support for the Poor in Judaism; 5 Conclusions; IV Between the Faithful and the Outsider: Defining the Community and the Other; 1 Introduction; 2 Defining the Community in the Law of Judaism; 3 How the Outsider is Treated in the Law of Judaism; 4 Defining the Community in Islamic Sources: The Qur'an, Hadith, Fiqh; 5 How the Outsider is Treated in the Law of Islam; 6 Conclusions; Notes; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 235-237) and index.

ISBN:

1-134-60554-4

1-280-22119-4

9786610221196

0-203-98101-4

9780203981016

OCLC:

437158942