The Jews of Islam - Introduction by Cohen, Mark R.
Verlag | Princeton University Press |
Auflage | 2014 |
Seiten | 296 |
Format | 13,9 x 21,5 x 1,8 cm |
Gewicht | 271 g |
Artikeltyp | Englisches Buch |
ISBN-10 | 0691160872 |
EAN | 9780691160870 |
Bestell-Nr | 69116087EA |
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.
Rezension:
"An elegant and masterly survey. It is a measure of Mr. Lewis's gift for synthesis that all the many findings of recent sholarship, including his own in the Turkish archives, are made to fit into a coherent and plausible pattern."--New York Times Book Review