Georges Tamer

Lutz Greisiger

Andrew Mein

Contributions toward a World History of an Apocalyptic Motif

Gog and Magog

Der Islam ist heute mit ca. 1,8 Milliarden Gläubigen eine lebendige, schnell wachsende Glaubensgemeinschaft. Der erste Band der dreiteiligen Darstellung des Islam in der Reihe "Die Religionen der Menschheit" beschreibt die Entstehung des Islam, die Wirkung des Propheten Muhammad, den Koran sowie seine komplexe Verflechtung mit der Bibel und die Ausdehnung des Islam zu einer weltweit verbreiteten Religion. In weiteren Kapiteln werden die Herausbildung und Eigenheiten verschiedener Konfessionen kenntnisreich und verständlich dargestellt. Abschließend werden die wichtigsten islamischen Dynastien vorgestellt und ihre Bedeutung für den Islam ebenso wie für ihre nicht-muslimische Umgebung erklärt.

Entstehung, Konfessionen, Dynastien

Islam I

Birgit Krawietz

A unique collection of studies, the present volume sheds new light on central themes of Ibn Taymiyya's (661/1263-728/1328) and Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya's (691/1292-751/1350) thought and the relevance of their ideas to diverse Muslim societies. Investigating their positions in Islamic theology, philosophy and law, the contributions discuss a wide range of subjects, e.g. law and order; the divine compulsion of human beings; the eternity of eschatological punishment; the treatment of Sufi terminology; and the proper Islamic attitude towards Christianity. Notably, a section of the book is dedicated to analyzing Ibn Taymiyya's struggle for and against reason as well as his image as a philosopher in contemporary Islamic thought. Several articles present the influential legacy of both thinkers in shaping an Islamic discourse facing the challenges of modernity. This volume will be especially useful for students and scholars of Islamic studies, philosophy, sociology, theology, and history of ideas.

Debating Ibn Taymiyya and Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya

Islamic Theology, Philosophy and Law

Jewish religion, Greek philosophy and Islamic thought mold the philosophy and theology of Maimonides and characterize his work as an excellent example of the fruitful transfer of culture in the Middle Ages. The authors show various aspects of this cultural cross-fertilization, despite religious and ethnic differences. The studies prompt thoughts on a question which is important for the present and the future: How may the different religions, cultures and concepts of knowledge continue to be conveyed in synthesis? The volume publishes the lectures given at the July 2004 international congress at the occasion of the 800th anniversary of Maimonides’ death.

Jewish, Arabic, and Ancient Culture of Knowledge / Jüdische, arabische und antike Wissenskultur

The Trias of Maimonides / Die Trias des Maimonides

The eighth volume of the series "Key Concepts of Interreligious Discourses" investigates the roots of the concept of "peace" in Judaism, Christianity and Islam and its relevance for the present time. Facing present violent conflicts waged and justified by religious ideas or reasons, peace building prevails in current debates about religion and peace. Here the central question is: How may traditional sources in religions help to put down the weapons and create a society in which everyone can live safely without hostilities and the threat of violence? When we take the Sacred Scriptures of Judaism, Christianity and Islam into consideration it becomes obvious that the term "peace" and its equivalents in Hebrew, Greek and Arabic describe, at first, an ideal state based on the "love" / "mercy" of God to his creation. It is a divine gift that brings inward peace to the individuum and outer peace resting upon justice and equality. One main task of Jews, Christian and Muslims in the history is to find out how to bring down this transcendent ideal upon earth. The volume presents the concept of "peace" in its different aspects as anchored in the traditions of Judaism, Christianity and Islam. It unfolds commonalities and differences between the three monotheistic religions as well as the manifold discourses about peace within these three traditions. The book offers fundamental knowledge about the specific understanding of peace in each one of these traditions, their interdependencies and their relationship to secular world views.

The Concept of Peace in Judaism, Christianity and Islam

Der koranhermeneutische Ansatz des Islamwissenschaftlers Günter Lüling (1928-2014) wurde jahrzehntelang von Fachvertretern totgeschwiegen, was Nahrung für Verschwörungstheorien lieferte. Seine Theorie, dass der Koran seinen Ursprung im alten Christentum habe, widersprach der traditionellen Wissenschaft seiner Zeit. Der Band enthält Forschungsbeiträge, in denen Lülings Werk erstmals kritisch gewürdigt wird.

Die Koranhermeneutik von Günter Lüling

Wilhelm Schmidt-Biggemann

From the Middle Ages to modern times, from religion to philosophy and vice versa, from Christianity to Judaism to Islam – this volume includes papers written in honor of Friedrich Niewöhner, the scholar and historian of philosophy who died in 2005. These studies thematically follow up on his work and continue a critical analysis of his critical philosophy of religion.

Eine Gedenkschrift für Friedrich Niewöhner

Kritische Religionsphilosophie

Regina Grundmann

Assaad Elias Kattan

Karl Pinggéra

The art of interpreting Holy Scriptures flourished throughout the culturally heterogeneous pre-modern Orient among Jews, Christians and Muslims. Different ways of interpretation developed within each religion not without considering the others. How were the interactions and how productive were they for the further development of these traditions? Have there been blurred spaces of scholarly activity that transcended sectarian borders? What was the role played by mutual influences in profiling the own tradition against the others? These and other related questions are critically treated in the present volume.

Understanding Scripture in Judaism, Christianity and Islam in the Pre-Modern Orient

Exegetical Crossroads

This collected volume publishes the contributions of numerous scholars to the International Symposium Humor in Arabic Culture, by the editor in July 2007 at the Free University of Berlin. First of all, a critical view is taken of early Muslim religious writings – and against the background of relevant Jewish and Christian pronouncements – to determine more closely the Islamic discourse on the value and non-value of humor; here too the question is examined of the extent to which normative forces were thus released which were able to set boundaries for Arabic humor. Then the wide spectrum of the humorous in classical Arabic literature is reviewed and the common elements connecting the multifarious forms of its expression are revealed as a traditional Arabic understanding of humor. Finally, the papers discuss the way Arabic humor has changed with the onset of the modern age and globalization and examine the role of humor as a vehicle of social and political criticism in Arabic societies.

Georges Tamer

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