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The Routledge Handbook of Muslim-Jewish Relations invites readers to deepen their understanding of the historical, social, cultural, and political themes that impact modern-day perceptions of interfaith dialogue. The volume is designed to illuminate positive encounters between Muslims and Jews, as well as points of conflict, within a historical framework. Among other goals, the volume seeks to correct common misperceptions about the history of Muslim-Jewish relations by complicating familiar political narratives to include dynamics such as the cross-influence of literary and intellectual traditions. Reflecting unique and original collaborations between internationally-renowned contributors, the book is intended to spark further collaborative and constructive conversation and scholarship in the academy and beyond.
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Table of Contents
Acknowledgements
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Introduction - Josef (Yousef) Meri
1. Historical Themes: Medieval - Josef (Yousef) Meri
2. Historical Themes: Modern - Orit Bashkin and Daniel J. Schroeter
3. Scripture and Exegesis - Shari Lowin and Nevin Reda
4. Theology - Aaron Hughes
5. Medicine - Paulina B. Lewicka and Gad Freudenthal
6. Literature (Medieval) - Arie Schippers
7. Literature (Modern) - Masha Itzhaki and Soubhi Boustani
8. Islamic and Jewish Legal Traditions - Judith Frishman and Umar Ryad
9. Philosophy - Oliver Leaman
10. Education - Moshe Sokolow and Matthew Wilkinson
11. Mysticism - Aaron Hughes
12. Communities and Identity - Ben Gidley and Nasar Meer
13. Constructive Dialogue -Akbar Ahmed and Edward Kessler
14. Palestinian-Israeli Conflict - Donna Divine
15. Women - Ibtissam Bouachrine and Judith L. Goldstein
16. Nationalism-Arab - Yousef Choueiri
17. Nationalism-Jewish - Yair Wallach
18. Antisemitism and Islamophobia - Ivan Kalmar and Tariq Ramadan
19. The Holocaust - Peter Wien
20. The Nakba - Alexander Flores
21. Cinema - Dinah Stillman and Aomar Boum
22. Music - Edwin Seroussi
23. Art - Aaron Rosen and Yasser Tabbaa
24. Food and Foodways - David Waines and Sami Zubaida
Glossary
Index
About the author
Josef Meri is Academic Director of the Centre for the Study of Muslim-Jewish Relations, Woolf Institute, Cambridge University. Born in the United States Dr Meri hails from a Jerusalemite family. He has travelled extensively throughout the Middle East and has lived in Cairo, Damascus, Jerusalem and from 2005-2010 in Amman, where he oversaw a major Qur'anic exegesis project at the Jordanian Royal Court. He previously held visiting appointments at the Institute of Ismaili Studies in London and the University of California at Berkeley. He is a Sectional Editor of Wiley-Blackwell's online journal, Religion Compass.
Summary
The Routledge Handbook of Muslim-Jewish Relations invites readers to deepen their understanding of the historical, social, cultural, and political themes that impact modern-day perceptions of interfaith dialogue.
