Judaism and Islam in Practice: A Sourcebook / Edition 1

by Jonathan E. Brockopp, Jacob Neusner, Tamara Sonn

Overview

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 practised within the two faith-communities - the relationship between the believer and God, between and among believers, at home in marriage, outside the home in the community and between the faithful and the infidels (for Islam) or idolaters (for Judaism).
Judaism and Islam in Practice presents an invaluable collection of sources of Jewish and Islamic law and provides a unique analysis of the similarities and contrasts between the two faiths.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415216739
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	11/18/1999
Pages:	254
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

About the Author

Jacob Neusner, Tamara Sonn, Jonathan E. Brockopp

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Between the Faithful and God Prayer, Fasting, Ablutions; Chapter 2 Among the Faithful, I]Betrothal, Marriage, Inheritance, Divorce: How the Family is Regulated; Chapter 3 Among the Faithful, II]Almsgiving and Charity; Chapter 4 Between the Faithful and the OutsiderDefining the Community and the Other;

Editorial Reviews

'Judaism and Islam in Practice is an interesting and valuable book ... it is a book of hope.' - Studies in World Christianity

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