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Where Islam and Judaism Join Together : A Perspective on Reconciliation / by Shai Har-El.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Har-El, Shai, Author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Religion--History.
- Religion.
- Religion and sociology.
- Middle East--Politics and government.
- Middle East.
- Islam.
- Judaism.
- Religions.
- History of Religion.
- Sociology of Religion.
- Middle Eastern Politics.
- Comparative Religion.
- Local Subjects:
- History of Religion.
- Sociology of Religion.
- Middle Eastern Politics.
- Islam.
- Judaism.
- Comparative Religion.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (245 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed. 2014.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Palgrave Macmillan US : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2014.
- Language Note:
- English
- System Details:
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- Summary:
- Introducing a framework to generate new conversations about inter-religious dialogue and create a community of religions, Shai Har-El argues that Islam and Judaism, sister religions, are closely related to one another with roots intertwined in the land, in the language, and in the memories of shared history.
- Contents:
- Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Illustrations; Prefatory Notes; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Jerusalem's Gate of Mercy as a Context; Prologue: Our Father Avrahām/'Ibrāhīm; Part I Two Religions, One Faith; Chapter 1 The Gate of Unity; Chapter 2 The Gate of Discourse: Holy Tongue-a Cultural Commonality; Chapter 3 The Gate of Practice; Part II Two Communities, One Ancestor; Chapter 4 The Gate of Legacy; Chapter 5 The Gate of Ancestry; Chapter 6 The Gate of Morality; Part III Two Issues, One Resolution; Chapter 7 The Gate of Peace; Chapter 8 The Gate of Humanness
- EpilogueAppendix 1: Parallels between Jewish and Islamic Systems of Law ; Appendix 2: Seeking Unity in Diversity Article; Appendix 3: The Chapter on Peace: A Jewish Sacred Text; Appendix 4: First Alexandria Declaration of the Religious Leaders of the Holy Land, January 21, 2002; Appendix 5: A Muslim's Commentary on Qur'anic Support of Intolerance and Violence; Notes; Glossary; Selected Readings; Index
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781137388124
- 1137388129
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