Cross Veneration in the Medieval Islamic World

ISBN: 9780755601257 出版年：2016 页码：242 Charles Tieszen Bloomsbury Publishing

One of treligious 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 takthe 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 and Christian authors, Cross Veneration in the Medieval Islamic Worimportant questions concerning cross-cultural debate and exchange, and the development of Christianity and Islam in the medieval period.This is an important book that will shilight onto Christian-Muslim relations, the nature of inter-faith debates and the wider issues facing the communities living across the Middthe medieval period.