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23%OFFJacob Lassner - Jews, Christians, and the Abode of Islam: Modern Scholarship, Medieval Realities - 9780226143187 - V9780226143187
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Jews, Christians, and the Abode of Islam: Modern Scholarship, Medieval Realities

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Description for Jews, Christians, and the Abode of Islam: Modern Scholarship, Medieval Realities Paperback. 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. Num Pages: 330 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJF1; HBLC1; HRAC; HRAX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 159 x 20. Weight in Grams: 520.
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 shows just what medieval Muslims meant when they spoke of tolerance, and how that abstract concept ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
330
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226143187
SKU
V9780226143187
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Ref
99-50

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. His numerous works include The Middle East Remembered, Jews and Muslims in the Arab World, and Islam in the Middle Ages.

Reviews for Jews, Christians, and the Abode of Islam: Modern Scholarship, Medieval Realities
"Lassner [is] one of the greatest authorities on medieval Islam." (Times Literary Supplement)"

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