Introduction to Islam for Jews.
Material type: TextPublisher: Dulles : JPS, 2008Copyright date: ©2008Description: 1 online resource (315 pages)Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780827610491Subject(s): Islam -- Essence, genius, nature | Islam -- Relations -- Judaism | Islam | Judaism -- Relations -- IslamGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version:: Introduction to Islam for JewsDDC classification: 297.02/4296 LOC classification: BP161.3 -- .F57 2008ebOnline resources: Click to ViewIntro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Untitled -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Part One -- Chapter 1 -- Chapter 2 -- Chapter 3 -- Chapter 4 -- Chapter 5 -- Chapter 6 -- Chapter 7 -- Chapter 8 -- Chapter 9 -- Part Two -- Chapter 10 -- Chapter 11 -- Chapter 12 -- Chapter 13 -- Chapter 14 -- Chapter 15 -- Chapter 16 -- Chapter 17 -- Part Three -- Chapter 18 -- Chapter 19 -- Chapter 20 -- Chapter 21 -- Chapter 22 -- Chapter 23 -- Chapter 24 -- Chapter 25 -- Chapter 26 -- Chapter 27 -- Epilogue -- Endnotes -- Appendix -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Scriptual Index -- Subject Index.
Muslim-Jewish relations in the United States, Israel, and Europe are tenuous. Jews and Muslims struggle to understand one another and know little about each other's traditions and beliefs. Firestone explains the remarkable similarities and profound differences between Judaism and Islam, the complex history of Jihad, the legal and religious positions of Jews in the world of Islam, how various expressions of Islam (Sunni, Shi`a, Sufi, Salafi, etc.) regard Jews, the range of Muslim views about Israel, and much more. He addresses these issues and others with candor and integrity, and he writes with language, symbols, and ideas that make sense to Jews. Exploring these subjects in today's vexed political climate is a delicate undertaking. Firestone draws on the research and writings of generations of Muslim, Jewish, and other scholars, as well as his own considerable expertise in this field. The book's tone is neither disparaging, apologetic, nor triumphal. Firestone provides many original sources in translation, as well as an appendix of additional key sources in context. Most importantly, this book is readable and reasoned, presenting to readers for the first time the complexity of Islam and its relationship toward Jews and Judaism.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2018. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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