The Jews of Islam Updated Edition |
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Author:
| Lewis, Bernard |
Introduction by:
| Cohen, Mark R. |
Series title: | Princeton Classics Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-0-691-16087-0 |
Publication Date: | Sep 2014 |
Publisher: | Princeton University Press
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $22.95 |
Book Description:
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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'?n in the othe
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'?n in the othe