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Meeting of Civilizations
Moshe Ma´oz (Ed.)
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Description for Meeting of Civilizations
Paperback. The horrific acts of anti-Western and anti-Jewish terrorism carried out by Muslim fanatics during the last decades have been labelled by politicians, religious leaders and scholars as a 'Clash of Civilizations'. This book states that these acts cannot be considered an Islamic onslaught on Judeo-Christian Civilisation. Editor(s): Ma'oz, Moshe. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: HBJF1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 430.
The horrific acts of anti-Western and anti-Jewish terrorism carried out by Muslim fanatics during the last decades have been labelled by politicians, religious leaders and scholars as a Clash of Civilizations . However, as the contributors to this book set out to explain, these acts cannot be considered an Islamic onslaught on Judeo-Christian Civilisation. While the hostile ideas, words and deeds perpetrated by individual supporters among the three monotheistic civilisations cannot be ignored, history has demonstrated a more positive, constructive, albeit complex, relationship among Muslim, Christians and Jews during medieval and modern times. For long periods of time they ... Read more
The horrific acts of anti-Western and anti-Jewish terrorism carried out by Muslim fanatics during the last decades have been labelled by politicians, religious leaders and scholars as a Clash of Civilizations . However, as the contributors to this book set out to explain, these acts cannot be considered an Islamic onslaught on Judeo-Christian Civilisation. While the hostile ideas, words and deeds perpetrated by individual supporters among the three monotheistic civilisations cannot be ignored, history has demonstrated a more positive, constructive, albeit complex, relationship among Muslim, Christians and Jews during medieval and modern times. For long periods of time they ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
264
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
Number of Pages
264
Place of Publication
Brighton, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781845193959
SKU
V9781845193959
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About Moshe Ma´oz (Ed.)
Moshe Ma'oz is professor emeritus in the department of Islamic and Middle Eastern studies at Hebrew University. He is the author of several books, including Middle Eastern Minorities and Syria and Israel: From War to Peacemaking.
Reviews for Meeting of Civilizations
The first thing to note is the honesty of these papers. The authors do not sugar-coat the wars or the discrimination among the 'children of Abraham'
whether by Christians, Muslims, or (rarely) Jews. On the whole, the contributors correctly hold that historically Christians have been less tolerant than the other two religious groups, though both Christians and Muslims have often denied ... Read more
whether by Christians, Muslims, or (rarely) Jews. On the whole, the contributors correctly hold that historically Christians have been less tolerant than the other two religious groups, though both Christians and Muslims have often denied ... Read more