Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of Figures -- Map of Monastic Centres -- Introduction -- 1 The Wombs of the Wadīs: An Inquiry into Christian Monastic Life of the Medieval Islamic Era -- 2 The Changing Fortunes of Christian Holy Places in the Seventhcentury Near East -- 3 Monastic Life under Caliphal Rule in the Early Centuries -- 4 Between Temples and Taverns: The Case for Confessional Flexibility at Monasteries -- 5 Refuge in the Bosoms of the Mountains: Medieval Muslim Appreciation for Christian Monasticism and Intersecting Boundaries of Confessional Identity -- 6 The God-fearers: A Righteous Tie that Binds -- Index
Summary
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
