Charity and Giving in Monotheistic Religions (Studien Zur Geschichte Und Kultur Des Islamischen Orients, 22) (English, German and Arabic Edition)

This book deals with various manifestations of charity or giving in the contexts of the Christian, Jewish, and Muslim medieval societies. Monotheistic charity and giving display many common features. These underlying similarities reflect a commonly shared view about God and his relations to mankind and what humans owe to God and expect from him. Nevertheless, the fact that the emphasis is placed on similarities does not mean that the uniqueness of the concepts of charity and giving in the three monotheistic religions is denied. The contributors' diverse and heterogeneous approaches distinguish the book from other works on charity and giving in monotheistic religions. The World Of Late Antiquity And Early Middle Ages. The Early Byzantine State And The Christian Ideal Of Voluntary Poverty / Avshalom Laniado -- Charitable Ministrations (diakoniai), Monasticism, And The Social Aesthetic Of Sixth-century Byzantium / Daniel Caner -- Charity And Piety As Episcopal And Imperial Virtues In Late Antiquity / Claudia Rapp -- Healing The World With Righteousness? : The Language Of Social Justice In Early Christian Homilies / Susan R. Holman -- Almsgiving, Donatio Pro Anima And Eucharistic Offering In The Early Middle Ages Of Western Eeurope (4th-9th Century) / Eliana Magnani -- Medieval Islam. Christian Pious Foundations As An Element Of Continuity Between Late Antiquity And Islam / Johannes Pahlitzsch -- Charity And Piety For The Transformation Of The Cities : The New Direction In Taxation And Waqf Policy In Mid-twelfth-century Syria And Northern Mesopotamia / Stefan Heidemann -- Piety And Charity In Late Medieval Egypt And Syria / Yehoshua Frenkel -- Forms And Functions Of Charity In Al-andalus / Ana María Carballeira Debasa -- When Death Will Fall Upon Him : Charitable Legacies In 15th Century Granada / Amalia Zomeño -- Charity And Gift Giving In Medieval Islam / Yaacov Lev -- Charity And Repentance In Medieval Islamic Thought And Practice / Daniella Talmon-heller -- The Jewish World. Geniza Documents For The Comparative History Of Poverty And Charity / Mark R. Cohen -- Charity In Jewish Society Of The Medieval Mediterranean World / Miriam Frenkel -- Benefaction (niʻma), Gratitude (shukr), And The Politics Of Giving And Receiving In Letters From The Cairo Geniza / Marina Rustow -- An Indigent Scholar's Plea For Charity : A Geniza Letter / Yvonne Friedman. Edited By Miriam Frenkel And Yaacov Lev. This Book Is An Outgrowth Of The Activity Of An International Research Group On Charity And Piety In The Middle East In Late Antiquity And The Middle Ages Conducted At The Institute For Advanced Studies (ias), Jerusalem, During Summer 2006-winter 2007... [with] A Concluding Conference, Held On 11-12 February 2007--pref. Includes Bibliographical References. Texts In English ; Some Portions Of Texts In Hebrew With English Translation. Introduction The world of late antiquity and early middle ages / Avshalom Laniado The early Byzantine State and the Christian ideal of voluntary poverty / Daniel Caner Charitable ministrations, monasticism, and the social aesthetic of sixth-century byzantium / Claudia Rapp Charity and piety as Episcopal and imperial virtues in late antiquity / Susan R. Holman Healing the world with righteousness? : the language of social justice in early Christian homilies / Eliana Magnani Almsgiving, donatio pro anima and eucharistic offering in the early middle ages of Western Eeurope (4th-9th century) / : medieval Islam / Johannes Pahlitzsch Christian pious foundations as an element of continuity between late antiquity and Islam / Stefan Heidemann Charity and piety for the transformation of the cities / Yehoshua Frenkel Piety and charity in late medieval Egypt and Syria / Ana Maria Carballeira Forms and functions of charity in Al-Andalus / Amalia Zomeo When death will fall upon Himâ Yen : charitable legacies in 15th century Granada / Yaacov Lev Charity and gift iving in medieval Islam / Daniella Talmon-Heller Charity and repentance in medieval Islamic thought and practice / Mark R. Cohen Geniza documents for the comparative history of poverty and charity / Miriam Frenkel Charity in Jewish society of the medieval Mediterranean world / Marina Rustow Benefaction, gratitude (Shukr), and the politics of giving and receiving in letters from the Cairo Geniza / Yvonne Friedman An indigent scholar's plea for charity : a Geniza letter. Frontmatter 1 Contents 9 Introduction 17 The Early Byzantine State and the Christian Ideal of Voluntary Poverty 31 Charitable Ministrations (Diakoniai), Monasticism, and the Social Aesthetic of Sixth-Century Byzantium 61 Charity and Piety as Episcopal and Imperial Virtues in Late Antiquity 91 Healing the world with righteousness ? The language of social justice in early Christian homilies 105 Almsgiving, Donatio Pro Anima and Eucharistic Offering in the Early Middle Ages of Western Europe (4th–9th century) 127 Christian Pious Foundations as an Element of Continuity between Late Antiquity and Islam 141 Charity and Piety for the Transformation of the Cities 169 Piety and Charity in Late Medieval Egypt and Syria 191 Forms and Functions of Charity in Al-Andalus 219 “When Death Will Fall Upon Him”: Charitable Legacies in 15th Century Granada. 233 Charity and Gift Giving in Medieval Islam 251 Charity and Repentance in Medieval Islamic Thought and Practice 281 Geniza Documents for the Comparative History of Poverty and Charity 299 Charity in Jewish Society of the Medieval Mediterranean World 359 Benefaction (Nima), Gratitude (Shukr), and the Politics of Giving and Receiving in Letters from the Cairo Geniza 381 An Indigent Scholar’s Plea for Charity: A Geniza Letter 407 Frontmatter Contents Introduction The Early Byzantine State and the Christian Ideal of Voluntary Poverty Charitable Ministrations (Diakoniai), Monasticism, and the Social Aesthetic of Sixth-Century Byzantium Charity and Piety as Episcopal and Imperial Virtues in Late Antiquity Healing the world with righteousness ? The language of social justice in early Christian homilies Almsgiving, Donatio Pro Anima and Eucharistic Offering in the Early Middle Ages of Western Europe (4th–9th century) Christian Pious Foundations as an Element of Continuity between Late Antiquity and Islam Charity and Piety for the Transformation of the Cities Piety and Charity in Late Medieval Egypt and Syria Forms and Functions of Charity in Al-Andalus “When Death Will Fall Upon Him”: Charitable Legacies in 15th Century Granada. Charity and Gift Giving in Medieval Islam Charity and Repentance in Medieval Islamic Thought and Practice Geniza Documents for the Comparative History of Poverty and Charity Charity in Jewish Society of the Medieval Mediterranean World Benefaction (Ni ̆ma), Gratitude (Shukr), and the Politics of Giving and Receiving in Letters from the Cairo Geniza An Indigent Scholar’s Plea for Charity: A Geniza Letter

This book deals with various manifestations of charity or giving in the contexts of the Christian, Jewish, and Muslim societies in Late Antiquity and Early Middle Ages. Monotheistic charity and giving display many common features. These underlying similarities reflect a commonly shared view about God and his relations to mankind and what humans owe to God and expect from him. Nevertheless, the fact that the emphasis is placed on similarities does not mean that the uniqueness of the concepts of charity and giving in the three monotheistic religions is denied. The contributors of the book deal with such heterogeneous topics like the language of social justice in early Christian homilies as well as charity and pious endowments in medieval Syria, Egypt and al-Andalus during the 11th-15th centuries. This wide range of approaches distinguish the book from other works on charity and giving in monotheistic religions.