The Jews of Islam

Publisher:  Princeton University Press
Year First Published:  1984
Year Published:  1987
ISBN:  0-691-05419-3
  Dewey:  297'.1972
Resource Type:  Book

Probing the Muslims' attitude toward Judaism as a special case of their view of other religious minorities in Islamic countries, bernard Lewis demolishes two competing stereotypes: the fanatical warrior, sword in one hand and Qur'an in the other, and the Muslim designer of an interfaith utopia.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Note on Illustrations
Foreword

ONE. Islam and Other Religions
TWO. The Judeo-Islamic Tradition
THREE. The Late Medieval and Early Modern Periods
FOUR. The End of the Tradition

Notes
Index

Subject Headings

• Arabic Language
• Egypt
• Egyptian Studies
• History/Arab
• Iran
• Istanbul
• Jerusalem
• Jewish History
• Jewish Studies
• Jews in Arab Lands
• Muslim Cultures
• North Africa
• Palestine
• Persia
• Slavery
• Spanish Studies
• Turkey