The Jews of Islam
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The Jews of Islam is a book
written by Middle-East historian and scholar Bernard Lewis
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The book provides a comprehensive overview of the history and the state of the Jews living in the Islamic world, (as contrasted to the Jews of Christendom.) The first chapter, Islam and Other Religions, however, is broader in scope, and explains how Islamic society view the Other.
Book
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written by Middle-East historian and scholar Bernard Lewis
Bernard Lewis
Bernard Lewis, FBA is a British-American historian, scholar in Oriental studies, and political commentator. He is the Cleveland E. Dodge Professor Emeritus of Near Eastern Studies at Princeton University...
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The book provides a comprehensive overview of the history and the state of the Jews living in the Islamic world, (as contrasted to the Jews of Christendom.) The first chapter, Islam and Other Religions, however, is broader in scope, and explains how Islamic society view the Other.
Contents
- Chapter I. Islam and Other religions
- Chapter II. The Judaeo-Islamic Tradition
- Chapter III. The Late Medieval and Early Modern Periods
- Chapter IV. The End of the Tradition