This landmark book probes Muslims' attitudes toward Jews and Judaism as a special case of their view of other religious minorities in predominantly Muslim societies. With authority, sympathy and wit, Bernard Lewis demolishes two competing stereotypes: the Islamophobic picture of the fanatical Muslim warrior, sword in one hand and Qur'?n in the other, and the overly romanticized depiction of Muslim societies as interfaith utopias. Featuring a new introduction by Mark R. Cohen, this Princeton Classics edition sets the Judaeo-Islamic tradition against a vivid background of Jewish and Islamic history. For those wishing a concise overview of the long period of Jewish-Muslim relations, The Jews of Islam remains an essential starting point.
| ISBN: | 9780691160870 |
| Publication date: | 28th September 2014 |
| Author: | Bernard Lewis, Mark R. Cohen |
| Publisher: | Princeton University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 288 pages |
| Series: | Princeton Classics |
| Genres: |
Middle Eastern history Social groups: religious groups and communities |