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Medieval Heresies: Christianity, Judaism, and Islam (Cambridge Medieval Textbooks)

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Jews, Christians, and Muslims in the Middle Ages were divided in many ways. But one thing they shared in common was the fear that God was offended by wrong belief. Medieval Heresies: Christianity, Judaism, and Islam is the first comparative survey of heresy and its response throughout the medieval world. Spanning England to Persia, it examines heresy, error, and religious dissent - and efforts to end them through correction, persuasion, or punishment - among Latin Christians, Greek Christians, Jews, and Muslims. With a lively narrative that begins in the late fourth century and ends in the early sixteenth century, Medieval Heresies is an unprecedented history of how the three great monotheistic religions of the Middle Ages resembled, differed from, and even interrelated with each other in defining heresy and orthodoxy.
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  1. ISBN-10
    110702336X
  2. ISBN-13
    978-1107023369
  3. Publisher
    Cambridge University Press
  4. Publication date
    May 7, 2015
  5. Part of series
    Cambridge Medieval Textbooks
  6. Language
    English
  7. Dimensions
    6 x 1 x 9 inches
  8. Print length
    368 pages
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"By showing that heresy can be treated within a single framework which embraces Christianity, Judaism and Islam, Caldwell Ames has in effect redefined the subject, and made an important contribution to comparative world history. In doing so she sustains a high level of learning and intellectual power and originality over a range almost as remarkable chronologically - from patristic times until the early modern period - as culturally."
R. I. Moore, Newcastle University

"Christine Caldwell Ames has written the most original and readable account of the emergence of unacceptable difference in religious belief and practice in the Abrahamic religions in the pre-modern period. She first describes the foundational differences among diaspora Judaism, Greek and Latin Christianity, and Islam between the fourth and eighth centuries. She then treats the establishment of an authoritative orthodoxy in each and the stresses within each that created different kinds of heterodoxies and different kinds of censures. Her conclusion points to several enduring consequences of these in all three religions down to the present."
Edward Peters, University of Pennsylvania

"Nothing comparable to the extant literature on Christian heresy exists for the Islamic world, while the terminological controversy – can we speak of ‘orthodoxy' in Islam? – adds to the imbalance. With its comparative perspective to the three Abrahamic religions through history and its nuanced discussion of how ‘heresy' is constructed and by whom, Caldwell Ames's book is a much welcome contribution that helps promote a better understanding of the Islamic case and provides stimuli for further research."
Maribel Fierro, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas

"Christine Caldwell Ames not only provides us with a comprehensive study of heresy, or heresies, in medieval European and Near Eastern lands, but also puts forward a convincing thesis about the interplay between religious thought and social dynamics that cuts across confessional traditions."
Uriel Simonsohn, Speculum

'Undoubtedly, this is a very useful, erudite and needed book vividly showing the entangled history of religious dissent in these historical monotheisms … Her book can be thus used in a variety of ways, ranging from pure academic interest and research to teaching and other educational purposes, especially in current times, in which the continuing relevance of these monotheistic religions and their perceptions of ‘right’ and ‘wrong’ (or ‘orthodoxy’ and ‘heresy’, if you like) in various constellations becomes more than evident and at times makes the headlines worldwide.' Vasilios N. Makrides, Entangled Religions

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A comparative history of heresy in Latin and Greek Christianity, Judaism, and Islam, spanning the fourth to the sixteenth century.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Cambridge University Press (May 7, 2015)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 368 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 110702336X
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1107023369
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.24 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 1 x 9 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
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4.0 out of 5 stars One Star Withheld Because of Awful OCS Job
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Optical character scanner, or whatever they call it for Kindle. I worked for years as a proofreader and I've never seen broken codes quite like this:

...warnings against blasphemy
, idolatry
, and apostasy
, and the eventual Christian notion of heresy.

or this:

...permanent division between Sunnis
and Shi'ites
(which we will examine in Chapter 1
). A lively and sometimes contentious diversity came from the ulama
, the religious elite who were, etc....

The words are fine, it's legible in that sense, and if it weren't for the mutilated punctuation it would read like blank verse. As it is I wonder if one needs proofreading superpowers, such as I have, in order to actually read this. It is clear that no human before me has actually laid eyes upon this agitated mess.azw
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1.0 out of 5 stars Bad Formatting
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This looks like a very interesting book. And the Kindle sample seems fine. But the earlier reviewer was correct. The formatting is horrendous in places.

I can't speak to the frequency of the problem. I bought it, sampled a section somewhere in the middle, and returned it. Buying poorly formatted books -- especially from world renowned publishers -- rewards corporate incompetence and contempt.
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