Jewish-Muslim encounters : history, philosophy, and culture / edited by Charles Selengut.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Selengut, Charles.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Judaism--Relations--Islam.

Judaism.

Relations.

Islam.

Islam--Relations--Judaism.

Physical Description:

x, 212 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

St. Paul, MN : Paragon House, 2001.

Contents:

1. Philosophy and the Divine Law in Maimonides and Al-Farabi in Light of Maimonides' Eight Chapters and Al-Farabi's Chapters of the Statesman / Lawrence Kaplan 1

2. The Qur'anic View of Moses as a Messenger of God from the Children of Israel to Pharaoh / Irfan Ahmad Khan 35

3. From the Maghreb to Montreal: Moroccan Saint Veneration among Muslims and Jews / Janice Rosen 51

4. Nationalism and Religion in Jewish and Muslim Fundamentalism / Eliezer Don-Yehiya 72

5. Judaism and Islam: Coping with and Contemplating Democracy / Gilbert N. Kahn 89

6. Judaism, Islam and the Middle East Conflict: The Social Psychology of Religious Disappointment / Charles Selengut, Yigal Carmon 102

7. Encounters in Crisis: Jewish, Converso and Muslim Interaction with Christian Powers in Late Medieval Seville / Rowena Hernandez Muzquiz 119

8. The Temple Mount and My Grandmother's Paper Bag: An Essay on Inter-Religious Relations / Richard L. Rubenstein 141

9. Kabbalah and Sufism: A Comparative Look at Jewish and Islamic Mysticism / Mustansir Mir 165

10. Convergence and Divergence within the American Muslim Movement / Sulayman S. Nyang 180

11. Thoughts on Some Possibilities for Muslim-Jewish Dialogue / Abdullah Nooruddeen Durkee 197.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1557788022

OCLC:

46422118