Idolatry

This book examines the meaning and nature of Idolatry - and, in doing so, reveals much about the monotheistic tradition that defines itself against this sin. The authors consider Christianity and Islam but primarily on Judaism. They explore competing claims about the concept of idolatry that emerges in the Hebrew Bible as a "whoring after false Gods." The Authors show how this debate, over idolatry as practice or error, has taken shape and has, in turn, shaped the course of Western thought.