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Jews, Christians, and the Abode of Islam: Modern Scholarship, Medieval Realities
Jacob Lassner
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Hardcover. Looks at the debates occasioned by modern Western scholarship on Islam to throw new light on the social and political status of medieval Jews and Christians in various Islamic lands from the seventh to the thirteenth centuries. This title shows just what medieval Muslims meant when they spoke of tolerance. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: HRAX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 160 x 25. Weight in Grams: 596. Modern Scholarship, Medieval Realities. 336 pages. Looks at the debates occasioned by modern Western scholarship on Islam to throw new light on the social and political status of medieval Jews and Christians in various Islamic lands from the seventh to the thirteenth centuries. This title shows just what medieval Muslims meant when they spoke of tolerance. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: HRAX. Dimension: 231 x 160 x 25. Weight: 596.
In "Jews, Christians, and the Abode of Islam", Jacob Lassner examines the triangular relationship that during the Middle Ages defined - and continues to define today - the political and cultural interaction among the three Abrahamic faiths. Lassner looks closely at the debates occasioned by modern Western scholarship on Islam to throw new light on the social and political status of medieval Jews and Christians in various Islamic lands from the seventh to the thirteenth centuries. Utilizing a vast array of primary sources, Lassner balances the rhetoric of literary and legal texts from the Middle Ages with other, newly published ... Read more
In "Jews, Christians, and the Abode of Islam", Jacob Lassner examines the triangular relationship that during the Middle Ages defined - and continues to define today - the political and cultural interaction among the three Abrahamic faiths. Lassner looks closely at the debates occasioned by modern Western scholarship on Islam to throw new light on the social and political status of medieval Jews and Christians in various Islamic lands from the seventh to the thirteenth centuries. Utilizing a vast array of primary sources, Lassner balances the rhetoric of literary and legal texts from the Middle Ages with other, newly published ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226471075
SKU
V9780226471075
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About Jacob Lassner
Jacob Lassner is the Phillip M. and Ethel Klutznick Professor Emeritus of Jewish Civilization and professor of history and religion at Northwestern University. He is the author of The Middle East Remembered and coauthor of Jews and Arabs in the Muslim World and Islam in the Middle Ages.
Reviews for Jews, Christians, and the Abode of Islam: Modern Scholarship, Medieval Realities
"Written in clear language and with immense erudition by a serious scholar, Jews, Christians, and the Abode of Islam is a unique and thoroughly unconventional work that will certainly stimulate a great deal of critical discussion." (Ross Brann, Cornell University)"