Christian Monastic Life in Early Islam

Bradley Bowman

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Edinburgh University Press
16 May 2023

Christian communities & monasticism; Islam

Series: Edinburgh Studies in Classical Islamic History and Culture

During the rise of Islam, Muslim fascination with Christian monastic life was articulated through a fluid, piety-centred movement. Bradley Bowman explores this confessional synthesis between like-minded religious groups in the medieval Near East. He argues that this potential ecumenism would have been based upon the sharing of core tenets concerning piety and righteous behaviour. Such fundamental attributes, long associated with monasticism in the East, likely served as a mutually inclusive common ground for Muslim and Christian communities of the period. This manifested itself in Muslim appreciation, interest and

at times

participation in Christian monastic life.

By: Bradley Bowman
Imprint: Edinburgh University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 14mm
Weight: 367g
ISBN: 9781474479691
ISBN 10: 1474479693
Series: Edinburgh Studies in Classical Islamic History and Culture
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 16 May 2023
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Assistant Professor of History at the University of Louisville. He has published an article in the Harvard Theological Review and has two further articles under review with the Journal of Medieval Encounters and Christian-Muslim Relations.

Reviews for Christian Monastic Life in Early Islam

""Bowman's work is thought provoking besides being of great value and interest; it will be extremely useful to those seeking insights into the complexity of monasticism, early Islam, and interconfessional contacts, interaction, religious affiliation, and political allegiance between Muslims and Christians in Late Antiquity and beyond."" -Basema Hamarneh, University of Vienna