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Exodus: Border Crossing in Jewish, Christian and Islamic Texts and Images - Couverture souple

Hoffmann; Annette

 
9783110642759: Exodus: Border Crossing in Jewish, Christian and Islamic Texts and Images
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 3110642751 ISBN 13 : 9783110642759
Editeur : De Gruyter, 2021

Synopsis

The scientific debates on border crossings and cultural exchange between Judaism, Christianity, and Islam have much increased over the last decades. Within this context, however, little attention has been given to the biblical Exodus, which not only plays a pivotal role in the Abrahamic religions, but also is a master narrative of a border crossing in itself. Sea and desert are spaces of liminality and transit in more than just a geographical sense. Their passage includes a transition to freedom and initiation into a new divine community, an encounter with God and an entry into the Age of law. The volume gathers twelve articles written by leading specialists in Jewish and Islamic Studies, Theology and Literature, Art and Film history, dedicated to the transitional aspects within the Exodus narrative. Bringing these studies together, the volume takes a double approach, one that is both comparative and intercultural. How do Jewish, Christian and Islamic texts and images read and retell the various border crossings in the Exodus story, and on what levels do they interrelate? By raising these questions the volume aims to contribute to a deeper understanding of contact points between the various traditions.

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À propos de l'auteur

Annette Hoffmann, Kunsthistorisches Institut in Florenz, Italien. Annette Hoffmann, Kunsthistorisches Institut in Florenz, Italy.

À propos de la quatrième de couverture

The scientific debates on border crossings and cultural exchange between Judaism, Christianity, and Islam have much increased over the last decades. Within this context, however, little attention has been given to the biblical Exodus, which not only plays a pivotal role in the Abrahamic religions, but also is a master narrative of a border crossing in itself. Sea and desert are spaces of liminality and transit in more than just a geographical sense. Their passage includes a transition to freedom and initiation into a new divine community, an encounter with God and an entry into the Age of law. The volume gathers twelve articles written by leading specialists in Jewish and Islamic Studies, Theology and Literature, Art and Film history, dedicated to the transitional aspects within the Exodus narrative. Bringing these studies together, the volume takes a double approach, one that is both comparative and intercultural. How do Jewish, Christian and Islamic texts and images read and retell the various border crossings in the Exodus story, and on what levels do they interrelate? By raising these questions the volume aims to contribute to a deeper understanding of contact points between the various traditions.

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Éditeur
De Gruyter
Date d'édition
2021
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
3110642751
ISBN 13 
9783110642759
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
253
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