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A common objective of saint veneration in all three Abrahamic
religions is the recovery and perpetuation of the collective memory
of the saint. Christianity, Judaism, and Islam all yield intriguing
similarities and differences in their respective conceptions of
sanctity. This edited collection explores the various literary and
cultural productions associated with the cult of saints and pious
figures, as well as the socio-historical contexts in which
sainthood operates, in order to better understand the role of
saints in monotheistic religions. Using comparative religious and
anthropological approaches, an international panel of contributors
guides the reader through three main concerns. They describe and
illuminate the ways in which sanctity is often configured. In
addition, the diverse cultural manifestations of the cult of the
saints are examined and analysed. Finally, the various religious,
social, and political functions that saints came to play in
numerous societies are compared and contrasted. This ambitious
study covers sanctity from the Middle Ages until the contemporary
period, and has a geographical scope that includes Europe, Central
Asia, North Africa, the Americas, and the Asian Pacific. As such,
it will be of use to scholars of the history of religions,
religious pluralism, and interreligious dialogue, as well as
students of sainthood and hagiography.
A common objective of saint veneration in all three Abrahamic
religions is the recovery and perpetuation of the collective memory
of the saint. Christianity, Judaism, and Islam all yield intriguing
similarities and differences in their respective conceptions of
sanctity. This edited collection explores the various literary and
cultural productions associated with the cult of saints and pious
figures, as well as the socio-historical contexts in which
sainthood operates, in order to better understand the role of
saints in monotheistic religions. Using comparative religious and
anthropological approaches, an international panel of contributors
guides the reader through three main concerns. They describe and
illuminate the ways in which sanctity is often configured. In
addition, the diverse cultural manifestations of the cult of the
saints are examined and analysed. Finally, the various religious,
social, and political functions that saints came to play in
numerous societies are compared and contrasted. This ambitious
study covers sanctity from the Middle Ages until the contemporary
period, and has a geographical scope that includes Europe, Central
Asia, North Africa, the Americas, and the Asian Pacific. As such,
it will be of use to scholars of the history of religions,
religious pluralism, and interreligious dialogue, as well as
students of sainthood and hagiography.
The mendicant friars, especially the Dominicans and the
Franciscans, made an enormous impact in thirteenth-century Spain
influencing almost every aspect of society. In a revolutionary
break from the Church's past, these religious orders were deeply
involved in earthly matters while preaching the Gospel to the laity
and producing many of the greatest scholars of the time.
Furthermore, the friars reshaped the hierarchy of the Church, often
taking up significant positions in the episcopate. They were
prominent in the establishment of the Inquisition in Aragon and at
the same time they played a major part in interfaith relations
between Jews, Muslims and Christians. In addition, they were key
contributors in the transformation of urban life, becoming an
essential part of the fabric of late medieval cities, while
influencing policies of monarchs such as James I of Aragon and
Ferdinand III of Castile. Their missions in the towns and their
educational role, as well as their robust associations with the
papacy and the crown, often raised criticism and lead to internal
tensions and conflict with other clergymen and secular society.
They were to be both widely admired and the subjects of biting
literary satire. As this collection demonstrates, the story of
medieval Spain cannot possibly be fully told without mention of the
critical role of the friars.
Capturing the essence of life in great civilizations of the past,
each volume in the
Oratory and sermons had a fixed place in the religious and civic
rituals of pre-modern Muslim societies and were indispensable for
transmitting religious knowledge, legitimising or challenging
rulers and inculcating the moral values associated with being part
of the Muslim community. While there has been abundant scholarship
on medieval Christian and Jewish preaching, Linda G. Jones's book
is the first to consider the significance of the tradition of
pulpit oratory in the medieval Islamic world. Traversing Iberia and
North Africa from the twelfth to the fifteenth centuries, the book
analyses the power of oratory, the ritual juridical and rhetorical
features of pre-modern sermons and the social profiles of the
preachers and orators who delivered them. The biographical and
historical sources, which form the basis of this remarkable study,
shed light on different regional practices and the juridical
debates between individual preachers around correct performance.
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