1st Edition

Judaism and Islam in Practice A Sourcebook

254 Pages

by Routledge

254 Pages

by Routledge

256 Pages

by Routledge

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Judaism and Islam compare because they concur that God cares deeply not only about attitudes but actions, not only about what one says to God but how one conducts affairs at home and in the village. In this sourcebook, the authors have selected key passages from the laws of Judaism and Islam which allow a close examination of their mode of expression and medium of thought as well as the substance... Read more

Chapter 1 Between the Faithful and God Prayer, Fasting, Ablutions; Chapter 2 Among the Faithful, I]Betrothal, Marriage, Inheritance, Divorce: How the Family is Regulated; Chapter 3 Among the Faithful, II]Almsgiving and Charity; Chapter 4 Between the Faithful and the OutsiderDefining the Community and the Other;