Comparing Religions Through Law: Judaism and Islam
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| Rating | : | 4.63 (744 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0415194873 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 280 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-08-26 |
| Language | : | English |
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Disappointing This book does less 'comparing' than I expected. 3/Disappointing Tron Honto This book does less 'comparing' than I expected. 3/4 of the book describes explains the religious law of Judaism & Islam independent of any attempt at comparisons; thus, it reads nearly like two parallel books. To be fair, each chapter does end with an overview of material covered, pointing out similarities, but this is usually only 1 or 2 paragraphs long. Nonetheless, the other 1/4 of the book achieves some . of the book describes explains the religious law of Judaism & Islam independent of any attempt at comparisons; thus, it reads nearly like two parallel books. To be fair, each chapter does end with an overview of material covered, pointing out similarities, but this is usually only 1 or 2 paragraphs long. Nonetheless, the other 1/Disappointing Tron Honto This book does less 'comparing' than I expected. 3/4 of the book describes explains the religious law of Judaism & Islam independent of any attempt at comparisons; thus, it reads nearly like two parallel books. To be fair, each chapter does end with an overview of material covered, pointing out similarities, but this is usually only 1 or 2 paragraphs long. Nonetheless, the other 1/4 of the book achieves some . of the book achieves some
Tamara Sonn is Professor of Religious Studies at the University of South Florida, specialising in Islam. He is the author of numerous publications, the most recent being The Intellectual Foundations of Christian and Jewish Discourse.. Her publications include Interpreting Islam: Bandali Jawzis Islamic Intellectual History. Jacob Neusner is Distinguished Research Professor of Religious Studies at the University of South Florida and Professor of Religion at Bard College,
In the case of Judaism and Islam the dominant structure is law.Comparing Religions Through Law presents an innovative and sometimes controversial study of the comparisons and contrasts between the two religions and offers an example of how comparative religious studies can provide grounds for mutual understanding.. Comparing Religions Through Law offers a ground- breaking study which compares these two religions through shared dominant structures
"This work provides a scholarly model for a greater understanding of the two relilgions of Judaism and Islam. Highly recommended"-"Choice "a hugely important and fascinating topic."-"Middle East Quarterly, June 2000