Journal of the history of the behavioral sciences, 47, 10104. Stroumsa is the author of fourteen books, and the editor or co editor. Scriptures, sacred traditions, and strategies of religious. Hagner of the written gospel cambridge university press, 2005. Stroumsa is the author of fourteen books, and the editor or co editor of some twenty books. Stroumsa is professor of the study of abrahamic religions at the university of oxford and fellow of lady margaret hall as well as the martin buber professor emeritus of comparative religion at the hebrew university of jerusalem. It presents a synthesis of our knowledge of the history of christianity. Morton smith and gershom scholem, correspondence 19451982. Wustenberg and others published the oxford handbook of the abrahamic religions, adam silverstein and guy g. Nessana 77 ah 60sad 680 robert hoyland with appendix by hannah cotton jewish christianity and islamic origins. Guy g stroumsa, hebrew university of jerusalem, comparative religion department, emeritus. The oxford handbook of the abrahamic religions includes authoritative yet accessible studies on a wide variety of topics dealing comparatively with judaism, christianity, and islam, as well as with the.
Scriptures, sacred traditions, and strategies of religious subversion, 9783161550010, studies in discourse with the work of guy g. The martin buber professor of comparitive religion, prof. The scriptural universe of ancient christianity by guy g. The making of the abrahamic religions in late antiquity by guy g. And yet this thread, arguably the single most important characteristic of the abrahamic movement, often remains outside the mainstream, hidden, as it were, since. In private, however, the text seems to point to symeons complete control of his inner self. Our online pdf editor will allow you to quickly to add text and fill out pdf forms. Guy g stroumsa hebrew university of jerusalem academia. Stroumsa, martin buber professor emeritus of comparative religion, hebrew university of jerusalem and professor emeritus of the study of the abrahamic religions, university of oxford. The secret gospel of mark or the mystic gospel of mark greek. The oxford handbook of the abrahamic religions, edited by adam j. He is the editor of the cambridge companion to jesus cambridge university press, 2001 and the co editor with donald a.
Stroumsa also works on the history of scholarship on religion, from early modern times to the twentieth century. He has published more than a hundred and thirty articles. This book brings together scholars of a variety of the worlds major civilizations to focus on the universal theme of inner transformation. This present work is a sequel to the end of sacrifice chicago, 2009, and the result of a sustained period of reflection and teaching in lectures and seminars.
The codex permitted a mode of religious transmission across vast geographical areas, as sacred texts and commentaries circulated in book translations within and beyond roman borders. A fellowship at the center of judaic studies of the university of pennsylvania during the year 20062007 gave me the leisure to finally put these thoughts to paper. The idea of the self is a cultural formation like any other, and models and conceptions of the inner worl. Jan 30, 2019 the editors of the volume, adam silverstein from bar ilan university and guy stroumsa and moshe blidstein general editor, both from hebrew university in jerusalem, have collected authoritative studies both critical and supportive on the very concept of the abrahamic religions focusing on a variety of topics dealing comparatively with judaism. This volume offers a comparative, crosscultural history of dreams. Bucossi, the editor of the first critical edition of part one of a key work, the sacred arsenal, for sharing so much of her work as it developed, guy stroumsa for friendship and inspiration, athanasios markopoulos for sharing his work on education and teachers, michele trizio for his publications on twelfthcen. I wish to thank fred appel my editor at princeton press for his wise and encouraging advice and support, nathan carr of the princeton press for his dedicated treatment of the. Stroumsa associate editor moshe blidstein silverstein, adam j. In private, however, the text seems to point to symeons complete.
The discovery of religion in the age of reason, by guy g. Stroumsa editor of the series was the advisor of this phd dissertation turned into a book. Gospel secrets by anthony grafton morton smith and gershom scholem correspondence, 19451982. Self and selftransformations in the history of religions by. Religious transformations in late antiquity, guy g. Self and selftransformations in the history of religions.
The discovery of religion in the age of reason, by. Editorial advisory board leslie allen, fuller theological seminary, usa dale allison, princeton theological seminary, usa peter antes, leibniz university of hannover, germany stefano bigliardi, lund university, sweden allen brent, kings college, london lateran university, roma uk. Stroumsa editor the social and intellectual vitality of judaism and christianity in antiquity was in large part a function of their ability to articulate a viably transcendent hope for the human condition. Stroumsa, martin buber professor emeritus of comparative religion, hebrew university of jerusalem and professor emeritus of. The idea of the self is a cultural formation like any other, and models.
In 1973, morton smith, professor of ancient history at columbia university, shook the worldor at least the world of scholars who work on early christianity. This progression, as guy stroumsa argues, follows a normative logic in which the transformation of self mimics insanity in the public arena. New books november 2015 european university institute. Stroumsa is published by university of chicago press. Historical questions and theoretical traditions 2003. Guy stroumsa holds emeritus professorships at the hebrew university of jerusalem and the university of oxford. A fellowship at the center of judaic studies of the university of pennsylvania during the year 20062007 gave me the.
Stroumsa this volume fills a major desideratum in historical scholarship on the religious history of the holy land. Stroumsa s book morton smith and gershom scholem, correspondence 19451982, where, on page 190, morton asked scholem, please give my. It presents a synthesis of our knowledge of the history of christianity and the various churches that coexisted there from the beginnings of christianity to the fall of the crusader kingdoms. Written in jerusalem, it shows the harsh realities of place and an. He is author of over 200 articles, associate editor with everett ferguson of the encylopedia of early christianity 1990, second edition 1997 and co editor. Edit pdf free pdf editor working directly in your browser. Perhaps more than any other cause, the passage of texts from scroll to codex in late antiquity converted the roman empire from paganism to christianity and. Guy gedalyah stroumsa born 27 july 1948 is an israeli scholar of religion. Ahmed, robert hoyland, adam silverstein variant traditions, relative chronology and the study of intraquranic parallels joseph witztum the earliest attestation of the dhimma of god and his messenger and the rediscovery of p. Frederic bozo, mitterrand, the end of the cold war and german unification odile jacob, 2005 for berghahn, 2009.
Stroumsa digital book the continuation of biblical prophecy runs like a thread from jesus through mani to muhammad. Bucossi, the editor of the first critical edition of part one of a key work, the sacred arsenal, for sharing so much of her work as it developed, guy stroumsa for friendship and inspiration, athanasios markopou. Lady margaret hall lmh is one of the constituent colleges of the university of oxford in england, located on the banks of the river cherwell at norham gardens in north oxford and adjacent to the. View pdf flyer contents about preliminary material. The essays examine a wide range of texts concerning dreams, as culled from a rich variety of religious contexts. The codex permitted a mode of religious transmission across vast. Stroumsa judaism, su sm, and the pietists of medieval egypt a study of abraham maimonides and his times elisha russfishbane purity, community, and ritual in early christian literature moshe. Transformations of the inner self in ancient religions brill. Robert hoyland with appendix by hannah cotton jewish christianity and islamic origins guy stroumsa a note on the relationship between tafsir and. The oxford handbook of the abrahamic religions reading religion. The scriptural universe of ancient christianity guy g. Pdf the oxford handbook of the abrahamic religions, adam. Article information, pdf download for religious memory, between orality and writing, open epub for religious memory.
China, india, the americas, classical greek and roman antiquity, e. The oxford handbook of the abrahamic religions, adam. Stroumsa argues, the codex converted the roman empire from paganism to christianity. Oxford handbook of the abrahamic religions oxford handbooks.
Religious mutations in late antiquity odile jacob 2005 for chicago university press, 2009. Islamic cultures, islamic contexts essays in honor of. Tolerance and intolerance in early judaism and christianity. The oxford handbook of the abrahamic religions includes authoritative yet accessible studies on a wide variety of topics dealing comparatively with judaism, christianity, and islam, as well as with the interactions between the adherents of these religions throughout history. Stroumsa is the author of fourteen books, and the editor or coeditor of some twenty books. He is a member of the israel academy of science and humanities and the author of ten books and the editor or. Stroumsa judaism, su sm, and the pietists of medieval egypt a study of abraham maimonides and his times elisha russfishbane purity, community, and ritual in early christian literature moshe blidstein islam and its past j hiliyya, late antiquity, and the quran edited by carol bakhos and michael cook 9 780198 744900 isbn 9780198744900. His recent publications include civilizations in dispute. The oxford handbook of the abrahamic religions silverstein, adam j. The oxford handbook of the abrahamic religions reading. Guy stroumsa considers the role of memory in religion and how personal memories are related to those of a religious community, and michael welker provides an analysis of relations between. Silverstein, associate professor of middle eastern studies, bar ilan university, israel guy g. The making of the abrahamic religions in late antiquity by.
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