The Co-Production of Hypocrisy in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam
Hardback (Forthcoming)
(February 2027)
ISBN: 9782503623474
Price: $119.00
A history of how hypocrisy became a central concept in religion, politics, and psychology, from the ancient world to the modern.
The obscure Greek term ‘hypocrisy’ burst into the New Testament, becoming a key word in the theological, political, and psychological history of the Christian and Islamic worlds. Ever since, arguments about hypocrisy have been integral to the sectarian processes whereby various groups of Jews, Christians, and Muslims have defined themselves and competed with one another, with the boundary between hypocrisy and sincerity becoming a battleground in contests over religious authority and legitimacy. How did hypocrisy become such a powerful concept, through which so many peoples have come to understand the dangers of communication and the difficulties of distinguishing between good and evil? The contributions in this volume answer this question from different angles, with studies focusing on biblical texts, ancient Jewish and/or Christian literature, writings from the early Islamic period, sixteenth- and seventeenth-century Spanish political thinkers, and moral, philosophical, and imaginative work from the nineteenth century. Together they demonstrate how the powers of hypocrisy have emerged from the efforts of Jews, Christians, and Muslims to distinguish themselves from each other, creating a concept that — for good or ill — continues to help much of humanity make sense of the world.
Other Titles in this Series
The Co-production of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam
Artefacts, Rituals, Communities, Narratives, Doctrines, Concepts
Volume 1
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