Encountering Others, Understanding Ourselves in Medieval and Early Modern Thought
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Edited by:
Nicolas Faucher
About this book
Recent research has challenged our view of the Abrahamic religious traditions as unilaterally intolerant and incapable of recognizing otherness in all its diversity and richness; but a diachronic and comparative study of how these traditions deal with otherness is yet to appear.
This volume aims to contribute to such a study by presenting different treatments of otherness in medieval and early modern thought. Part I: Altruism deals with attitudes and behaviors that benefit others, regardless of its motives. We deal with the social rights and emotions as well as the moral obligations that the very existence of other human beings, whatever their characteristics, creates for a community. Part II: Religious recognition and toleration considers identity, toleration and mutual recognition created by the existence of religious or ethnic otherness in a given social, religious or political community. Part III: Evil deals with religious otherness that is considered evil and rejected such as heretics and malevolent, demonic entities.
The volume will ultimately inform the reader on the nature of religious toleration (including beliefs and doctrines, even emotions) as well as of the self-definition of religious communities when encountering and defining otherness in different ways.
Author / Editor information
Nicolas Faucher, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland; Virpi Mäkinen, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
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Part I: Evil
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Michael W Dunne Open Access Download PDF |
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Marienza Benedetto Open Access Download PDF |
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Part II: Toleration
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Päivi Räisänen-Schröder Open Access Download PDF |
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Nicolas Faucher Open Access Download PDF |
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Susan Gottlöber Open Access Download PDF |
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Jukka Ruokanen Open Access Download PDF |
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Isabelle Mandrella Open Access Download PDF |
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Emanuele Lacca Open Access Download PDF |
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Ritva Palmén Open Access Download PDF |
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