Von Rom nach Bagdad

The authors of the articles in this volume study the interaction between education and religion in cultures in the Mediterranean area and the Middle East during a period of more than a millennium. This exploration ranges from Qumran on the Dead Sea to Greco-Roman antiquity and from early Judaism and Christianity to classical Islam. The key questions are: How were educational ideals and educational practices handed down beyond the boundaries of religious differences? To what extent were education and upbringing the foundations for religious identities? The articles in this book resulted from a series of lectures held by the EDRIS Research Center (Education and Religion From Early Imperial Roman Times to the Classical Period of Islam) at the University of Göttingen. They present the results of interdisciplinary research on of a subject which is not only of historical interest but also of great significance today.