Disability in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam by Schumm, Darla; Stoltzfus, Michael J.;

Sacred Texts, Historical Traditions, and Social Analysis

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Edition number 1st ed. 2011
Publisher Palgrave Macmillan US
Date of Publication 30 November 2011
Number of Volumes 1 pieces, Book

ISBN 9781349298303
Binding Paperback
No. of pages246 pages
Size 229x152 mm
Weight 454 g
Language English
Illustrations XXII, 246 p.

Categories

Sociology in general, methodology, handbooks Social issues, social work Philosophy in general Ethics Religious sciences in general Further readings in philosophy Islam Judaism Further reading in the field of sociology Sociology in general, methodology, handbooks (charity campaign) Social issues, social work (charity campaign) Philosophy in general (charity campaign) Ethics (charity campaign) Religious sciences in general (charity campaign) Further readings in philosophy (charity campaign) Islam (charity campaign) Judaism (charity campaign) Further reading in the field of sociology (charity campaign)

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This edited collection of essays examines how religions of the world represent, understand, theologize, theorize and respond to disability and chronic illness. Contributors employ a variety of methodological approaches including ethnography, historical, cultural, or textual analysis, personal narrative, and theological/philosophical investigation.

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PART I: SACRED TEXTS, HISTORICAL TRADITIONS AND DISABILITY Reading Talmudic Bodies: Disability, Narrative, and the Gaze in Rabbinic Judaism; J.W.Belser What the Rabbis Heard: Deafness in the Mishnah; B.Gracer Islam and Disability: Broad Outlines; M.Ghaly Leprosy in Early Islam; M.L.Long Vitiliginous (Sk)Inscriptions: Historical Religious Interpretations of Involuntarily Whining Skin; E.R.Sierra-Zarella Resurrecting Deformity: Augustine on Wounded and Scarred Bodies in the Heavenly Realm; K.Upson-Saia PART TWO: SOCIAL AND PHILOSOPHICAL PERSPECTIVES ON RELIGION AND DISABILITY Religious Metaphors as a Justification for Eugenic Control: A Historical Analysis; G.V.O'Brian & A.Molinari Catholicism and Disability: Sacred and Profane; C.James Disability and the Love of Wisdom: De-forming, Re-forming, and Per-forming Philosophy of Religion; A.Yong Beyond Models: Tentative Daoist Contributions to Disability Studies; D.Schumm & M.Stoltzfus