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Cross Veneration in the Medieval Islamic World: Christian Identity and Practice under Muslim Rule

Cross Veneration in the Medieval Islamic World: Christian Identity and Practice under Muslim Rule

Tieszen, Charles

Hardcover

Series: Early and Medieval Islamic World

Medieval & Renaissance HistoryGeneral ChristianityGeneral Middle Eastern History

ISBN10: 1784536628
ISBN13: 9781784536626
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Published: Mar 30 2017
Pages: 240
Weight: 0.95
Height: 0.90 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.60
Language: English

One of the most common religious practices among medieval Eastern Christian communities was their devotion to venerating crosses and crucifixes. Yet many of these communities existed in predominantly Islamic contexts, where the practice was subject to much criticism and often resulted in accusations of idolatry. How did Christians respond to these allegations? Why did they advocate the preservation of a practice that was often met with confusion or even contempt? To shed light onto these questions, Charles Tieszen looks at every known apologetic or polemical text written between the eighth and fourteenth centuries to include a relevant discussion. With sources taken from across the Mediterranean basin, Egypt, Syria and Palestine, the result is the first in-depth look at a key theological debate which lay at the heart of these communities' religious identities. By considering the perspectives of both Muslim and Christian authors, Cross Veneration in the Medieval Islamic World also raises important questions concerning cross-cultural debate and exchange, and the development of Christianity and Islam in the medieval period.

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