A History of Jewish-Muslim Relations: From the Origins to the Present Day

by Abdelwahab Meddeb (Editor), Benjamin Stora (Editor)

Overview

The first encylopedic guide to the history of relations between Jews and Muslims around the world

This is the first encyclopedic guide to the history of relations between Jews and Muslims around the world from the birth of Islam to today. Richly illustrated and beautifully produced, the book features more than 150 authoritative and accessible articles by an international team of leading experts in history, politics, literature, anthropology, and philosophy. Organized thematically and chronologically, this indispensable reference provides critical facts and balanced context for greater historical understanding and a more informed dialogue between Jews and Muslims.

Part I covers the medieval period; Part II, the early modern period through the nineteenth century, in the Ottoman Empire, Africa, Asia, and Europe; Part III, the twentieth century, including the exile of Jews from the Muslim world, Jews and Muslims in Israel, and Jewish-Muslim politics; and Part IV, intersections between Jewish and Muslim origins, philosophy, scholarship, art, ritual, and beliefs. The main articles address major topics such as the Jews of Arabia at the origin of Islam; special profiles cover important individuals and places; and excerpts from primary sources provide contemporary views on historical events.

Contributors include Mark R. Cohen, Alain Dieckhoff, Michael Laskier, Vera Moreen, Gordon D. Newby, Marina Rustow, Daniel Schroeter, Kirsten Schulze, Mark Tessler, John Tolan, Gilles Veinstein, and many more.

• Covers the history of relations between Jews and Muslims around the world from the birth of Islam to today
• Written by an international team of leading scholars
• Features in-depth articles on social, political, and cultural history
• Includes profiles of important people (Eliyahu Capsali, Joseph Nasi, Mohammed V, Martin Buber, Anwar Sadat and Menachem Begin, Edward Said, Messali Hadj, Mahmoud Darwish) and places (Jerusalem, Alexandria, Baghdad)
• Presents passages from essential documents of each historical period, such as the Cairo Geniza, Al-Sira, and Judeo-Persian illuminated manuscripts
• Richly illustrated with more than 250 images, including maps and color photographs
• Includes extensive cross-references, bibliographies, and an index

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781400849130
Publisher:	Princeton University Press
Publication date:	11/27/2013
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	1152
File size:	131 MB
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About the Author

Abdelwahab Meddeb is professor of comparative literature at the University of Paris-X (Nanterre). His books include Islam and Its Discontents. Benjamin Stora is University Professor at the University of Paris-XIII (Villetaneuse), where he teaches the history of nineteenth- and twentieth-century North Africa and the history of North African immigrants in Europe. His many books include Algeria, 1830-2000: A Short History.

Table of Contents

• Frontmatter, pg. 1
• Contents, pg. 5
• Foreword, pg. 7
• Editorial Committee, pg. 9
• Introduction, pg. 13
• Transcriptions, pg. 25
• Prologue. The “Golden Age” of Jewish-Muslim Relations: Myth and Reality, pg. 28
• The Jews of Arabia at the Birth of Islam, pg. 39
• Islamic Policy toward Jews from the Prophet Muhammad to the Pact of ‘Umar, pg. 58
• Jews and Muslims in the Eastern Islamic World, pg. 75
• The Jews of al- Andalus, pg. 111
• The Conversion of Jews to Islam, pg. 136
• The Legal Status of the Jews and Muslims in the Christian States, pg. 145
• Jews and Muslims in the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem, pg. 156
• Prologue. Jews and Muslims in Ottoman Territory before the Expulsion from Spain, pg. 164
• Jews and Muslims in the Ottoman Empire, pg. 171
• The Jews of Palestine, pg. 203
• The Jews in Jerusalem and Hebron during the Ottoman Era, pg. 211
• In Emergent Morocco, pg. 223
• The Jews in Iran, pg. 239
• Jews of Yemen, pg. 248
• Jews and Muslims in Central Asia, pg. 258
• Judaism and the Religious Denominational Community in the Near East, pg. 269
• Prologue. The Crémieux Decree, pg. 286
• The Invention of the Holy Land, pg. 292
• From Coexistence to the Rise of Antagonisms, pg. 297
• The Balfour Declaration and Its Implications, pg. 320
• “The Arabs” as a Category of British Discourse in Palestine, pg. 329
• Zionism and the Arab Question, pg. 340
• The Diverse Reactions to Nazism by Leaders in the Muslim Countries, pg. 349
• Al- Nakba: A Few Keys to Reading a Catastrophe, pg. 375
• From the Judeo- Palestinian Conflict to the Arab- Israeli Wars, pg. 384
• Israel in the Face of Its Victories, pg. 393
• The Mobilization of Religion in the Israeli- Arab Conflict, pg. 403
• The Emigration of the Jews from the Arab World, pg. 415
• The Case of Lebanon: Contemporary Issues of Adversity, pg. 436
• Muslim- Jewish Relations in Israel, pg. 445
• The Arabs in Israel, pg. 452
• Shari‘a Jurisdiction in Israel, pg. 458
• Judeo- Arab Associations in Israel, pg. 471
• In the Territories, pg. 479
• Survival of the Jewish Community in Turkey, pg. 490
• Iranian Paradoxes, pg. 495
• In the Shadow of the Republic: A Century of Coexistence and Conflict, pg. 501
• Muslim Arab Attitudes toward Israel and the Israeli- Palestinian Conflict: Variable and Contingent, pg. 521
• Perceptions of the Holocaust in the Arab World: From Denial to Acknowledgment?, pg. 533
• Muslim Anti- Semitism: Old or New?, pg. 546
• Relations between Jews and Muslims in Hebrew Literature, pg. 559
• Jewish Figures in Modern Arabic Literature, pg. 566
• Figures of the Israeli in Palestinian Literature, pg. 573
• Writing Difference in French- Language Maghrebi Literature, pg. 582
• Looking at the Other: Israeli and Palestinian Cinemas, pg. 594
• Prologue Recapitulating the Positives without Giving in to Myth, pg. 606
• Qurʾan and Torah: The Foundations of Intertextuality, pg. 611
• Arabic Translations of the Hebrew Bible, pg. 628
• Hebrew Translations and Transcriptions of the Qurʾan, pg. 640
• Hebrew, Arabic: A Comparative View, pg. 653
• Semitism: From a Linguistic Concept to a Racist Argument, pg. 676
• Comparison between the Halakha and Shariʿa, pg. 683
• Rituals: Similarities, Infl uences, and Processes of Differentiation, pg. 701
• Prayer in Judaism and Islam, pg. 713
• Shabbat and Friday in Judaism and Islam, pg. 720
• Jewish and Muslim Charity in the Middle Ages: A Comparative Approach, pg. 726
• Jewish and Muslim Philosophy: Similarities and Differences, pg. 737
• The Andalusian Philosophical Milieu, pg. 764
• The Karaites and Muʾtazilism, pg. 778
• Judaism and Islam According to Ibn Kammuna, pg. 788
• From Arabic to Hebrew: The Reception of the Greco- Arab Sciences in Hebrew (Twelfth–Fifteenth Centuries), pg. 796
• Shiʿism and Judaism: A Relation Marked by Paradox, pg. 816
• European Judaism and Islam: The Contribution of Jewish Orientalists, pg. 828
• Embodied Letter: Sufi and Kabbalistic Hermeneutics, pg. 837
• Respectful Rival: Abraham Maimonides on Islam, pg. 856
• Jews, Islamic Mysticism, and the Devil, pg. 869
• Biblical Prophets and Their Illustration in Islamic Art, pg. 891
• Images of Jews in Ottoman Court Manuscripts, pg. 902
• Synagogues in the Islamic World, pg. 911
• The Contribution of Jewish Architects to Egypt’s Architectural Modernity, pg. 928
• James Sanua’s Ideological Contribution to Pan- Islamism, pg. 934
• Arabic Ars Poetica in Biblical Hebrew: Hebrew Poetry in Spain, pg. 943
• The Figure of the Jew in A Thousand and One Nights, pg. 955
• Judeo- Persian Literature, pg. 962
• The Music of al- Andalus: Meeting Place of Three Cultures, pg. 970
• The Jews of the Maghreb: Between Memory and History, pg. 985
• Jewish Pilgrimages in Egypt, pg. 1005
• Aspects of Family Life among Jews in Muslim Societies, pg. 1017
• Citizenship, Gender, and Feminism in the Contemporary Arab Muslim and Jewish Worlds, pg. 1025
• “Muslim Body” versus “Jewish Body”: The Invention of a Division, pg. 1042
• Flavors and Memories of Shared Culinary Spaces in the Maghreb, pg. 1052
• General Bibliography, pg. 1063
• Index of Names, pg. 1101
• Index of Places, pg. 1123
• Illustration Credits, pg. 1135
• Contents, pg. 1139

Editorial Reviews

"Although contemporary media may portray Muslim-Jewish relations from only the perspective of the Palestinian-Israeli lens, and view Muslims and Jews as monolithic, this book presents a far deeper and richer relationship between Muslims and Jews in areas that go beyond politics and religion. . . . The essays presented here provide the general reader with a flavor of the rich Muslim-Jewish relationship since early Islam. An excellent reference for high-school students, general readers looking for more depth than current media coverage, and undergraduates looking for a starting point in their research."

Booklist

"Organized thematically and chronologically, this indispensable reference provides critical facts and balanced context for greater historical understanding and a more informed dialogue between Jews and Muslims."

RELMIN newsletter

"This collection of scholarly yet accessible articles by dozens of Jewish and Muslim experts is the definitive source for understanding a complex relationship between Muslims and Jews from the seventh century to the present day. . . . [T]he richness of this fantastic and exciting book lies also in its descriptions of how Jews and Muslims have learned from each other in the arenas of philosophy, science, art, literature, and mysticism."

Tikkun

"The chapters are concise and accessible, adequately referenced, and stunningly illustrated. . . . It will be indispensable for scholars and teachers seeking perspective or planning courses or research."

Choice

"One of the Outstanding Reference Sources for 2014, Reference and User Services Association (RUSA), American Library Association"

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From the Publisher

"Although contemporary media may portray Muslim-Jewish relations from only the perspective of the Palestinian-Israeli lens, and view Muslims and Jews as monolithic, this book presents a far deeper and richer relationship between Muslims and Jews in areas that go beyond politics and religion. . . . The essays presented here provide the general reader with a flavor of the rich Muslim-Jewish relationship since early Islam. An excellent reference for high-school students, general readers looking for more depth than current media coverage, and undergraduates looking for a starting point in their research."

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