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History as Prelude
Muslims and Jews in the Medieval Mediterranean
History as Prelude
Muslims and Jews in the Medieval Mediterranean
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This collection of essays by seven highly respected scholars is a straightforward narrative of real world-intellectual, commercial, spiritual, philosophical, scientific, esthetic-creative engagement among Jews, Muslims, and some Christians in daily life in Spain and around the Mediterranean. History as Prelude is a major contribution to the Israeli-Arab peace process because it undermines-in fact, blows away-the efforts of propagandists who serve governments or political movements to negate the reality of the Arab-Jewish relationship in the medieval Mediterranean. The contributors, in unassuming, well-researched scholarship have erected a wall protecting historical reality from distortion, providing irrefutable-and often delightful-examples of creative coexistence.
Table of Contents
Chapter 2 1. Jewish and Islamic Life in the Middle Ages: Through the Window of the Cairo Geniza
Chapter 3 2. Sharing Science: Jews, Muslims and Practical Science in the Medieval Islamic World
Chapter 4 3. "The Battle of Alfuente" by Samuel the Nagid
Chapter 5 4. On Muslim Curiosity and the Historiography of the Jews of Yemen
Chapter 6 5. Doctors without Borders: Medicine in the Mediterranean World
Chapter 7 6. Merchants and Cross-Cultural Commerce in the Medieval Mediterranean World
Chapter 8 7. Sufism and Philosophy in Muslim Spain and the Medieval Mediterranean World
Product details
| Published | May 01 2013 |
|---|---|
| Format | Paperback |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 208 |
| ISBN | 9780739184516 |
| Imprint | Lexington Books |
| Dimensions | 9 x 6 inches |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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