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29Feb

Historical Interactions of Religious Cultures (HIReC)

Mohr Siebeck's new S2O-journal

The perspective on interreligious interaction is the thematic focus of the new journal Historical Interactions of Religious Cultures (HIReC), with reference to the three major monotheistic religions of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam in the pre-modern period, from the seventh to the eighteenth century.

Interaction is understood as any relationship between at least two of the religions mentioned or with a third religious tradition. The religions are treated not as closed, fixed entities, but as a context of traditions and practices whose interactions with, among, and against each other formed a multifaceted spectrum ranging from ideational transfer to physical conflict. The term "religious cultures", which is not intended to be sharply demarcated, recognizes that while the religions themselves might have sought clear distinctions, "open margins" and hybrid forms are a central moment in the history of interreligious interaction.

The journal project is based on the premise that the study of interreligious interaction frequently transcends the competencies of the disciplines concerned, for example, the history of the church and Christianity, the history of religion, Jewish Studies, Islamic Studies, and Arabic Studies. The time frame chosen cuts across common periodisations and spans the millennium between the emergence of Islam and the rise of modern colonialism. The envisaged geographical framework corresponds to the spread and expansion of the three monotheistic religions, creating a global perspective.

HIReC provides an international forum for research in the field of the history of relations and conflicts between the major monotheistic religions in the pre-modern period, with the interdisciplinary nature of the journal fundamental to the enterprise. The contributions should therefore be interdisciplinary, that is, aim not only to reconstruct single-disciplinary internal perspectives, but also to trace the repercussions of interreligious interactions on the cultures involved.

The interdisciplinary and international editorial board will ensure the quality of the contributions and also bring expertise to broadening disciplinary perspectives. The editors are supported by an advisory board that is likewise international and interdisciplinary. All contributions will be subject to double-blind review and will be published Open Access under a CC BY-SA 4.0 license, at no costs for authors and readers.

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28Feb

New Books network: podcast on "Egypt as a Monster in the Book of Ezekiel"

Ari Barbalat talks with Safwat Marzouk about his monograph, published by Mohr Siebeck.

You can find the whole podcast on New Books network.

Safwat Marzouk
Egypt as a Monster in the Book of Ezekiel

2015. XVI, 289 Seiten.
Forschungen zum Alten Testament 2. Reihe 76
fadengeheftete Broschur 104,00 €

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01Feb

Jörg Frey New Honorary Doctor of the University of Uppsala/Sweden

 

On January 26, 2024 Professor Frey has been awarded an Honorary Doctorate of the Faculty for Theology at the University of Uppsala (Sweden) for his studies on the relationship between Christianity and the Jewish world.

Professor Frey holds the chair for New Testament studies at the Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies at the University of Zurich (Switzerland) and has been a Mohr Siebeck author of numerous publications, editor of the WUNT series and of the journal Early Christianity for many years.

12Jan

Manfred Lautenschlaeger Award 2024

for Dr. Dorothee Schenk

Mohr Siebeck author Dorothee Schenk has been awarded the Manfred Lautenschlaeger Award for Theological Promise 2024 for her dissertation "Monastische Bildung".

Dorothee Schenk
Monastische Bildung
Johannes Cassians Collationes Patrum
[Monastic Education. Johannes Cassian's Collationes Patrum.]
2023. XI, 363 pages.
Studies in Education and Religion in Ancient and Pre-Modern History in the Mediterranean and Its Environs 16
hardcover 89,00 €

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