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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.

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"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)"

Jews Christians and the Abode of Islam

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      Publisher: The University of Chicago Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 3/15/2012 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780226471075, 978-0226471075
      ISBN10: 0226471071
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      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.

      Trade Review
      "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)"

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