The Jews of Islam

Template:Short description Template:Italic title The Jews of Islam (1984) is a book written by Middle-East historian and scholar Bernard Lewis.

The book provides a comprehensive overview of the history and the state of the Jews living in the Islamic world (as contrasted to the Jews of Christendom). The first chapter, Islam and Other Religions, however, is broader in scope, and explains how medieval Islamic society viewed the Other.

Contents

• Chapter I. Islam and Other religions
• Chapter II. The Judaeo-Islamic Tradition
• Chapter III. The Late Medieval and Early Modern Periods
• Chapter IV. The End of the Tradition

Quotes

Lewis notes that there was greater tolerance for Jews in Islamic lands than in Christian lands. Regarding Jews in Islamic lands, he states: Template:Quote

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See also

• Dhimmi
• Jizya