Islam, Christianity and the Realms of the Miraculous A Comparative Exploration

Ian Richard Netton is Emeritus Professor of Islamic Studies in the University of Exeter. He is the author or editor of 22 other books including Islam, Christianity and Tradition: a Comparative Exploration (EUP 2006) and Islam, Christianity and the Mystic Journey: a Comparative Exploration (EUP 2011) which are the first two parts of his Islam-Christianity Trilogy. This volume is the final part.

Foreword
Abbreviations

1. MIRACLES AND RELIGION
Definitions
The Medieval Mindset: Milieu, Continuity and Contrasts
Christian
Islamic
Narratology

2. FOOD
A Proto-Miracle: Manna from the Desert
The Feeding of the Five Thousand: Christianity
Jesus, the Test and the Table: Islam
The Narrative Arena

3. WATER
A Proto-Miracle: Water from the Rock
Lourdes, Shrines and Healing
Zamzam, Shrines and Healing
The Narrative Arena

4. BLOOD
Proto-Miracles: Blood and its Contrastive Christian and Islamic Domains
Bolsena 1263: Host > Blood
The Writing in the Blood: Sufi Blood and Hallajian Passion
The Narrative Arena

5. WOOD AND STONE
A Proto-Miracle: The Ark of Gilgamesh and Noah
Ark of the Covenant: The Virgin in the House
The Angels of the Kacba
The Narrative Arena

6. COSMOLOGY
Proto-Miracles: The Standing of the Sun and the Moon
The Miracle of the Sun at Fatima
The Splitting of the Moon in the Qur'an
The Narrative Arena

7. ENVOI

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