Neighboring Faiths

Christianity, Judaism, and Islam are usually treated as autonomous religions, but in fact across the long course of their histories the three religions have developed in interaction with one another. In this book, the author examines how Muslims, Christians, and Jews lived with and thought about each other during the Middle Ages.

About the author

David Nirenberg is the Deborah R. and Edgar D. Jannotta Professor of Medieval History and Social Thought and the Roman Family Director of the Neubauer Collegium for Culture and Society, both at the University of Chicago. His most recent book is Anti-Judaism: The Western Tradition. He lives in Chicago.

Summary

Christianity, Judaism, and Islam are usually treated as autonomous religions, but in fact across the long course of their histories the three religions have developed in interaction with one another. In this book, the author examines how Muslims, Christians, and Jews lived with and thought about each other during the Middle Ages.

Product details

• Authors: David Nirenberg
• Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 17.10.2014
• EAN: 9780226168937
• ISBN: 978-0-226-16893-7
• No. of pages: 352
• Dimensions: 160 mm x 235 mm x 25 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > General, dictionaries; RELIGION / Ecumenism & Interfaith, Interfaith relations