Muslims and others : relations in context /
Jacques Waardenburg.
- Berlin ; New York : Walter de Gruyter, 2003.
- 1 online resource (xx, 519 pages).
- Religion and reason ; v. 41 .
- Religion and reason ; 41. .
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Preface; Content; Introduction; Section 1 Three Monotheistic Religions; Chapter 1 Christians, Muslims, Jews, and their Religions; Chapter 2 Three Monotheistic Religions: Structure and Patterns of Meaning; Section 2 Muslim Encounters with Other Religions in History; Chapter 3 The Earliest Relations of Islam with other Religions; Chapter 4 Cases of Interreligious Dialogue under Muslim Rule; Section 3 Muslim Perceptions of Other Religions; Chapter 5 Two Shining Lights: Medieval Islam and Christianity; Chapter 6 World Religions Seen in Islamic Light.
Jacques Waardenburg writes about relations between Muslims and adherents of other religions. He shows how Muslims perceived non-Muslims - particularly Christianity and "the West", but also Judaism and Asian religions - in many centuries of religious dialogue and tensions.
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Islam--Relations. Muslims--Non-Islamic countries. RELIGION--Islam--Theology. Ethnic relations. Interfaith relations. International relations. Islam. Muslims. Islam. Islamieten. Interreligieuze dialoog.