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8 - The Medieval Islamic World and the Jews

from Part II - Medieval Times

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 May 2022

By
Reuven Firestone
Edited by
Steven Katz
Steven Katz
Affiliation:
Boston University
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Summary

This chapter examines the social and legal position of Jews in the medieval Muslim world as determined by readings of the Qur'an and Hadith.

Keywords

Qur’anMedinaMuhammeddhimmi
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The Cambridge Companion to Antisemitism , pp. 137 - 157
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2022

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Further Reading

Cohen, M., Under Crescent and Cross: The Jews in the Middle Ages (Princeton, NJ, 1994). An analytic, comparative study of the treatment of Jews under Christian and Muslim rule.Google Scholar
Firestone, R., “Muhammad, the Jews of Medina, and the Composition of the Qur’an: Sacred History and Counter-History,” in Mehnaz Afridi, ed., Special Issue: “Remembering Jewish-Muslim Encounters: Challenges and Cooperation.” Religions 2019, 10, 63: DOI: 10.3390/rel10010063. www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/10/1/63. A focused study on relations between Muhammad and the Jews of his time according to traditional Muslim and Jewish narratives.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Firestone, R., “Muslim-Jewish Dialogue,” in Cornille, C., ed., Blackwell Companion to Interreligious Dialogue (Oxford, 2013), 224–243. A study of religious discussion and intellectual interchange between Jews and Muslims from the time of Muhammad to the present.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Firestone, R., “Muslim-Jewish Relations,” in Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Religion. DOI: 10.1093/acrefore/9780199340378.013.17. An investigation of religious and political relations between Jews and Arabs/Muslims from before the emergence of Islam to the 21st century.Google Scholar
Firestone, R., Who Are the Real Chosen People? The Meaning of Chosenness in Judaism, Christianity and Islam (Woodstock, VT, 2008). An examination of the notion of divine election in Jewish, Christian and Muslim scriptures and tradition.Google Scholar
Goitein, S. D., Jews and Arabs: A Concise History of Their Social and Cultural Relations (New York, 1955; reprinted multiple times). A broad study of cultural relations and reciprocal influence between Jews and Muslims from earliest times to the 20th century.Google Scholar
Lewis, B., The Jews of Islam (Princeton, NJ, 1984). A longitudinal review of mutual influence and learning between Jews and Muslims in the Muslim world.Google Scholar
Meddeb, A., and Stora, B., eds., Encyclopedia of Jewish-Muslim Relations from the Origins to the Present Day (Princeton, NJ, 2013). French edition: Histoire des relations entre juifs et musulmans des origines à nos jours (Paris, 2013). A very large collection of original articles on virtually all aspects of relations between Jews and Muslims: ethnic, cultural historical, liturgical, literary, military, etc.Google Scholar
Stillman, N., The Jews of Arab Lands: A History and Source Book (Philadelphia, 1979). A history of Jewish life in the Arab world based on Jewish and Muslim sources, with many original writings in translation.Google Scholar
Zeitman, K., and Elsanousi, M., eds., Sharing the Well: A Resource Guide for Jewish-Muslim Engagement, www.jtsa.edu/stuff/contentmgr/files/0/4ba8adb270fb8b873ab22fdf33ae9b0f/misc/sharing_the_well.pdf. A “how-to” manual that offers not only information about parallels but also programs and ideas for establishing ties and improving relations between Jews and Muslims in North America.Google Scholar

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