Violence and Belief in Late Antiquity Militant Devotion in Christianity and Islam

In Violence and Belief in Late Antiquity, Thomas Sizgorich seeks to understand why and how violent expressions of religious devotion became central to the self-understandings of both Christian and Muslim communities between the fourth and ninth centuries. Sizgorich argues that the cultivation of vio...

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Hlavní autor:	Sizgorich, Thomas
Médium:	E-kniha Kniha
Jazyk:	angličtina
Vydáno:	Philadelphia University of Pennsylvania Press, Inc 2012 University of Pennsylvania Press
Vydání:	1
Edice:	Divinations: Rereading Late Ancient Religion
Témata:	Ambrose Ancient Ancient Religion History ascetics Christian Christianity extremism History HISTORY / Ancient / General Ibn Hanbal Identity (Psychology) Identity (Psychology) > Religious aspects > Christianity Identity (Psychology) > Religious aspects > Islam Islam Khawarjj late antiquity Libanius Martyrdom Martyrdom > Christianity Martyrdom > Islam martyrs militancy militant Muslim piety RELIGION RELIGION / History Religious aspects Religious Studies Violence Violence > Religious aspects > Christianity Violence > Religious aspects > Islam violent extremism Ancient Religion History violent militancy Religious Studies Khawarjj piety Ambrose ascetics Christianity Muslim martyrs Ibn Hanbal late antiquity Islam Christian Libanius militant martyrdom
ISBN:	0812241134, 9780812241136, 9780812207446, 0812207440, 9780812223057, 0812223055
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Front Matter Table of Contents INTRODUCTION CHAPTER ONE: “The Devil Spoke from Scripture”: CHAPTER TWO: “The Living Voice of Kindred Blood”: CHAPTER THREE: “What Has the Pious in Common with the Impious?” CHAPTER FOUR: “Are You Christians?” CHAPTER FIVE: “Horsemen by Day and Monks by Night”: CHAPTER SIX: “The Sword Scrapes Away Transgressions”: CHAPTER SEVEN: “Do You Not Fear God?” CHAPTER EIGHT: “This Is a Very Filthy Question, and No One Should Discuss It”: CONCLUSION LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS NOTES SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY INDEX ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Cover Contents Introduction 1. “The Devil Spoke from Scripture”: Boundary Maintenance and Communal Integrity in Late Antiquity 2. “The Living Voice of Kindred Blood”: Narrative, Identity, and the Primordial Past 3. “What Has the Pious in Common with the Impious?” Ambrose, Libanius, and the Problem of Late Antique Religious Violence 4.“Are You Christians?” Violence, Ascetics, and Knowing One’s Own 5. “Horsemen by Day and Monks by Night”: Narrative and Community in Islamic Late Antiquity 6. “The Sword Scrapes Away Transgressions”: Ascetic Praxis and Communal Boundaries in Late Antique Islam 7. “Do You Not Fear God?” The Khawārij in Early Islamic Society 8. “This Is a Very Filthy Question, and No One Should Discuss It”: The Messy World of Ibn Hanbal Conclusion Abbreviations Notes Select Bibliography Index Acknowledgments
Cover -- CONTENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- CHAPTER ONE: "The Devil Spoke from Scripture": Boundary Maintenance and Communal Integrity in Late Antiquity -- CHAPTER TWO: "The Living Voice of Kindred Blood": Narrative, Identity, and the Primordial Past -- CHAPTER THREE: "What Has the Pious in Common with the Impious?" Ambrose, Libanius, and the Problem of Late Antique Religious Violence -- CHAPTER FOUR: "Are You Christians?" Violence, Ascetics, and Knowing One's Own -- CHAPTER FIVE: "Horsemen by Day and Monks by Night": Narrative and Community in Islamic Late Antiquity -- CHAPTER SIX: "The Sword Scrapes Away Transgressions": Ascetic Praxis and Communal Boundaries in Late Antique Islam -- CHAPTER SEVEN: "Do You Not Fear God?" The Khaw&amp -- #257 -- rij in Early Islamic Society -- CHAPTER EIGHT: "This Is a Very Filthy Question, and No One Should Discuss It": The Messy World of Ibn Hanbal -- CONCLUSION -- LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS -- NOTES -- SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
CHAPTER FOUR. “Are You Christians?” Violence, Ascetics, and Knowing One’s Own
CHAPTER THREE. “What Has the Pious in Common with the Impious?” Ambrose, Libanius, and the Problem of Late Antique Religious Violence
CHAPTER EIGHT. “This Is a Very Filthy Question, and No One Should Discuss It”: The Messy World of Ibn Ḥanbal
CONCLUSION
CHAPTER SIX. “The Sword Scrapes Away Transgressions”: Ascetic Praxis and Communal Boundaries in Late Antique Islam
CHAPTER FIVE. “Horsemen by Day and Monks by Night”: Narrative and Community in Islamic Late Antiquity
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SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY
Frontmatter --
CHAPTER SEVEN. “Do You Not Fear God?” The Khāwarij in Early Islamic Society
INTRODUCTION
INDEX
ABBREVIATIONS
CHAPTER TWO. “The Living Voice of Kindred Blood”: Narrative, Identity, and the Primordial Past
CHAPTER ONE. “The Devil Spoke from Scripture”: Boundary Maintenance and Communal Integrity in Late Antiquity