Vrzel med evropsko kulturo z globokimi krščanskimi koreninami in muslimansko miselnostjo = The Notable Gap between European Culture, with its Profound Christian Roots, and Muslim Thought
Pope John Paul II. encourages Europe to find “a proper relationship with Islam” taking into account “the notable gap between European culture, with its profound Christian roots, and Muslim thought”. The discussion sheds light on three areas that have a background effect on the relationship between C...
| Subtitles: | The Notable Gap between European Culture, with its Profound Christian Roots, and Muslim Thought |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | Slovenian |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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[2019]
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| In: |
Edinost in dialog
Year: 2019, Volume: 74, Issue: 2, Pages: 161-180 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Europe
/ Slovenia
/ Islam
/ Christianity
/ History
/ Conflict
/ Collective memory
/ Islamic law
/ Constitutional state
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| IxTheo Classification: | BJ Islam CA Christianity CC Christianity and Non-Christian religion; Inter-religious relations |
| Further subjects: | B
Christianity and Islam; History
B Islamophobia B Europe; Civilization B Catholic Church ; Relations ; Islam |
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Volltext (kostenfrei) |
| Summary: | Pope John Paul II. encourages Europe to find “a proper relationship with Islam” taking into account “the notable gap between European culture, with its profound Christian roots, and Muslim thought”. The discussion sheds light on three areas that have a background effect on the relationship between Christians and Islam in Europe. (1) A »place of remembran ce« such as the meeting of Francis with Sultan al-Malik or the Seljuk victory at Manzikert beautifully illustrates the importance of collective memory for relationships with others. Considering Christian and Islamic places of memory, it is also important to consider the facts of historiography. (2) Identification and status of interlocutors are also important for the relationship, which is not always easy for Muslims. (3) The state of mind in Europe is also important for the relationship with Islam. Despite its essential connection with Christianity, the European atmosphere is very Christianophobic and at the same time Islamophilic (with its uncritical glorification of Islam). For this reason, much of the left-wing community accuses 162 Edinost in dialog 74 (2019) 2: 161–180 DRAGO KARL OCVIRK every criticism of Islam, even when it comes from critical Muslims themselves, of being isla mophobic. Last but not least, it must be borne in mind that conflict is also one of the dimen sions of a relationship and that effort must be made for it not to prevail in its violent form |
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| ISSN: | 2385-8907 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Edinost in dialog
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.34291/edinost/74/02/ocvirk |
