Please note: In order to keep Hive up to date and provide users with the best features, we are no longer able to fully support Internet Explorer. The site is still available to you, however some sections of the site may appear broken. We would encourage you to move to a more modern browser like Firefox, Edge or Chrome in order to experience the site fully.

Supporting your high street Find out how »
Be Like Adam's Son : Theorising, Writing and Practising Peace in the Arab Region, Paperback / softback Book

Be Like Adam's Son : Theorising, Writing and Practising Peace in the Arab Region Paperback / softback

Edited by Fernanda Fischione, Arturo Monaco

Part of the Religions and Peace Studies series

Paperback / softback

Pre-Order

Description

The twelve chapters collected in the volume criticise, analyse, and discuss the issue of peace in Arab literature, philosophical and theological thought, and both institutional and grassroots practices of intercultural and interreligious mediation.

The volume consists of three parts. Part 1 explores the contribution of prominent Islamic intellectuals to the interpretation of jihad and the elaboration of a Quranic theory of nonviolence.

Part 2 deals with the Arab literary production, with a focus on Iraq and Morocco.

The four chapters on Iraq consider the themes of pluralism and peaceful coexistence in light of the continued condition of war, highlighting the complexity of the Iraqi literary field between domestic and diasporic.

The two chapters dealing with Morocco focus on the literature stemming from the reconciliation process that has taken place in the country since the beginning of the new Millennium, shedding light on how institutional processes of internal pacification have also affected its literary field.

Part 3 considers the practices of mediation and includes four chapters dealing with conflict-avoidant strategies in Egyptian literature, interreligious and intercultural dialogue in premodern time, and mediation practices carried out by religious institutions and grassroots organizations in Palestine and Jordan.

Information

Save 3%

£27.95

£26.95

Pre-Order
Pre-Order
Sign in to add to wishlist
 
Free Home Delivery

on all orders

 
Pick up orders

from local bookshops

Information

Also in the Religions and Peace Studies series

Narratives of Peace in Religious...

£27.95

£26.95

Pre-Order

Be Like Adam's Son

£75.00

£72.19

Pre-Order

Narratives of Peace in Religious...

£75.00

£72.19

Pre-Order