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  • The Bundahišn

    The Zoroastrian Book of Creation

    by Domenico Agostini, Samuel Thrope, Shaul Shaked, Guy Stroumsa ...
    TheBundahišn , meaning primal or foundational creation, is the central Zoroastrian account of creation, cosmology, and eschatology. Compiled sometime in the ninth century CE, it is one of the most important surviving testaments to Zoroastrian literature in the Middle Persian language and to pre-Islamic Iranian culture. Despite having been composed some two millennia after the Prophet Zoroaster's ... Read more

    $100.79 USD

  • Dynamics of Monotheism in Late Antiquity

    by Guy G. Stroumsa ...
    Series series Oxford Studies in the Abrahamic Religions
    From early Christianity to the emergence of Islam, the long late antiquity denotes a truly revolutionary period in the history of religions. In many ways, religious ritual patterns and theological worldviews were then radically transformed throughout the Near East and the Mediterranean. In particular, the traditional polytheistic systems collapsed, giving way to various forms of monotheism and ... Read more

    $98.99 USD

  • The Idea of Semitic Monotheism

    The Rise and Fall of a Scholarly Myth

    by Guy G. Stroumsa ...
    The Idea of Semitic Monotheism examines some major aspects of the scholarly study of religion in the long nineteenth century--from the Enlightenment to the First World War. It aims to understand the new status of Judaism and Islam in the formative period of the new discipline. Guy G. Stroumsa focuses on the concept of Semitic monotheism, a concept developed by Ernest Renan around the mid ... Read more

    $90.89 USD

  • The Scriptural Universe of Ancient Christianity

    by Guy G. Stroumsa ...
    The passage of texts from scroll to codex created a revolution in the religious life of late antiquity. It played a decisive role in the Roman Empire’s conversion to Christianity and eventually enabled the worldwide spread of Christian faith. The Scriptural Universe of Ancient Christianity describes how canonical scripture was established and how scriptural interpretation replaced blood sacrifice ... Read more

    $36.89 USD

  • The Making of the Abrahamic Religions in Late Antiquity

    by Guy G. Stroumsa ...
    Series series Oxford Studies in the Abrahamic Religions
    This book presents how ancient Christianity must be understood from the viewpoint of the history of religions in late antiquity. The continuation of biblical prophecy runs like a thread from Jesus through Mani to Muhammad. And yet this thread, arguably the single most important characteristic of the Abrahamic movement, often remains outside the mainstream, hidden, as it were, since it generates ... Read more

    $41.39 USD

  • The Oxford Handbook of the Abrahamic Religions

    by Moshe Blidstein ...
    Series series Oxford Handbooks
    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. The comparative study of the Abrahamic Religions has been undertaken for many centuries. More often than not, these studies ... Read more

    $35.99 USD

  • Paradise in Antiquity

    Jewish and Christian Views

    Edited by Markus Bockmuehl, Guy G. Stroumsa ...
    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. Narratives of Paradise - based on the concrete symbol of the Garden of Delights - came to play a central role for Jews, Christians, and eventually Muslims too. The essays in this volume highlight the multiple ... Read more

    $45.99 USD