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'an 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: | 17th October 2014 |
| Author: | Bernard Lewis |
| Publisher: | Princeton University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 288 pages |
| Series: | Princeton Classics |
| Genres: |
Middle Eastern history Social groups: religious groups and communities |
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'an 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.
The Jews of Islam features in the following genres: Middle Eastern history, Social groups: religious groups and communities
The Jews of Islam is available in Paperback, Hardback
The Jews of Islam was written by Bernard Lewis and published by Princeton University Press
The Jews of Islam has 288 pages
Yes it is part of Princeton Classics series