Charity and giving in monotheistic religion / [edited by] Miriam Frenkel and Yaacov Lev.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Frenkel, Miriam.

Lev, Yaacov.

Series:

Studien zur Geschichte und Kultur des islamischen Orients ; Bd. 22.

Studien zur Geschichte und Kultur des islamischen Orients, 1862-1295 ; Bd. 22

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Generosity.

Generosity--Religious aspects.

Monotheism.

Charity.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (430 p.)

Place of Publication:

Berlin ; New York : Walter de Gruyter, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Introduction

Part One. The World of Late Antiquity and Early Middle Ages

The Early Byzantine State and the Christian Ideal of Voluntary Poverty

Charitable Ministrations (Diakoniai), Monasticism, and the Social Aesthetic of Sixth-Century Byzantium

Charity and Piety as Episcopal and Imperial Virtues in Late Antiquity

Healing the world with righteousness ? The language of social justice in early Christian homilies

Almsgiving, Donatio Pro Anima and Eucharistic Offering in the Early Middle Ages of Western Europe (4th-9th century)

Part Two. Medieval Islam

Christian Pious Foundations as an Element of Continuity between Late Antiquity and Islam

Charity and Piety for the Transformation of the Cities

Piety and Charity in Late Medieval Egypt and Syria

Forms and Functions of Charity in Al-Andalus

"When Death Will Fall Upon Him": Charitable Legacies in 15th Century Granada.

Charity and Gift Giving in Medieval Islam

Charity and Repentance in Medieval Islamic Thought and Practice

Part Three. The Jewish World

Geniza Documents for the Comparative History of Poverty and Charity

Charity in Jewish Society of the Medieval Mediterranean World

Benefaction (Ni ma), Gratitude (Shukr), and the Politics of Giving and Receiving in Letters from the Cairo Geniza

An Indigent Scholar's Plea for Charity: A Geniza Letter

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786612296024

9781282296022

1282296027

9783110216837

3110216833

OCLC:

460057490