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"Il y a deux mille ans, le judaïsme était en pleine expansion dans la région méditerranéenne et proche-orientale. Et c'est pourtant le christianisme qui a fini par coaliser derrière lui une grande partie du monde occidental. Comment expliquer ce succès? L'anthropologue des innovations Dominique Desjeux propose une solution inattendue à cette énigme mainte fois revisitée. En l'an 70, le Temple de Jérusalem est détruit. Les juifs risquent de disparaître, bien qu'ils représentent près de 8% de la population de l'Empire romain. Pour survivre, ils doivent faire un choix stratégique, qui leur demande de trancher plusieurs controverses comme la résurrection des morts, le prosélytisme, la circoncision et les interdits alimentaires. Un courant propose de recentrer la pratique sur la pureté des règles, qui donnera naissance au judaïsme rabbinique. Un autre courant opte pour un produit religieux plus facile à diffuser, supprime la circoncision et la cashrout, intègre la vie éternelle et le baptême. Il sera exclu des synagogues. Ce sont ces innovations qui porteront le christianisme au premier rang des monothéismes mondiaux." --

Christianity and other religions --- Christianity --- Christianity. --- Interfaith relations. --- Judaism --- Judaism. --- Religion and sociology. --- History --- Origin. --- Relations --- Christianisme --- Origines

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"The author focuses on one of the most fascinating texts of the 17th and 18th century China mission - the Tianxue benyi (The Original Meaning of the Heavenly Teachings) and the more elaborate Gujin jingtian jian (Mirror on the Worship of Heaven in Ancient Times and Nowadays), both written and compiled by the Jesuit Joachim Bouvet (1656-1730) with the assistance of Chinese converts. The two works were even translated into Latin in order to support the Jesuit position in the Chinese Rites Controversy in the Roman Curia. Through them, Bouvet presented the Jesuit missionary strategy of accommodation in a nutshell: He aimed at introducing Christianity in the terms of Chinese traditional culture. Thus, Bouvet's approach can be characterised as an early attempt at a contextualized theology which is meaningful even for contemporary discussions. The present study offers an introduction to Bouvet's thoughts and works and their respective historical and theological context, a transcription of the Latin texts - the Cœlestis Disciplinæ vera notitia and the De cultu cœlesti Sinarum veterum & modernorum - with an annotated German translation"--

Christianity --- Interfaith relations --- Jesuits --- Christianity and other religions --- Missions --- Chinese --- Early works to 1800 --- Bouvet, Joachim, --- Early works to 1800.

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"The first English-language monograph on a significant yet often-neglected Latin Christian history from late antiquity (4th century CE), this book introduces a little-known text and shows how Classical culture and Bible heroes helped Christians conceptualize Jewish history in late antiquity"--

Christianity and other religions --- Christianity. --- Heroes in the Bible. --- Historiography. --- Interfaith relations. --- Judaism --- Judaism. --- History. --- Relations --- Christianity --- Pseudo-Hegesippus. De Excidio. --- Josephus, Flavius. $t De bello Judaico. $l Latin. $s Pseudo-Hegesippus.

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"In 632, soon after the prophet Muhammad died, a struggle broke out among his followers as to who would succeed him. The majority argued that the new leader of Islam should be elected by the community's elite. Others believed only members of Muhammad's family could lead. This dispute over who should guide Muslims, the appointed Caliph or the bloodline Imam, marks the origin of the Sunni-Shii split in Islam. Toby Matthiesen explores this hugely significant division from its origins to the present day. Moving chronologically, his book sheds light on the many ways that it has shaped the Islamic world, outlining how over the centuries Sunnism and Shiism became Islams two main branches, particularly after the Muslim Empires embraced sectarian identity. It reveals how colonial rule institutionalised divisions between Sunnism and Shiism both on the Indian subcontinent and in the greater Middle East, giving rise to pan-Islamic resistance and Sunni and Shii revivalism. It then focuses on the fall-out from the 1979 revolution in Iran and the US-led military intervention in Iraq. As Matthiesen shows, however, though Sunnism and Shiism have had a long and antagonistic history, most Muslims have led lives characterised by confessional ambiguity and peaceful co-existence. Tensions arise when sectarian identity becomes linked to politics. "

Islam --- Shīʻah --- Sunnites --- History --- Relations --- Muḥammad, --- ʻĀʼishah, --- ʻAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib, --- Death and burial. --- Chiisme --- Sunnisme --- Religion. --- Death and burial of a person. --- Interfaith relations. --- Islam. --- Shīʻah. --- Sunnites. --- History. --- Histoire. --- Sunnisme. --- Chiisme. --- Muhammad, --- Ali ibn Abi Talib, --- Shīʻah --- Muḥammad, --- ʻĀʼishah, --- ʻAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib, --- Death and burial