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Steven M. Wasserstrom
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Publisher
Princeton University Press
Published
May 2016
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Author
Steven M. Wasserstrom
Book Format
Hardback
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Published
May 2016
£122.30
Free UK Delivery
Available - Usually dispatched within 4 days
Between Muslim and Jew
Today's Price £122.30
Steven Wasserstrom undertakes a detailed analysis of the "creative symbiosis" that existed between Jewish and Muslim religious thought in the eighth through tenth centuries. Wasserstrom brings the disciplinary approaches of religious studies to bear on questions that have been examined previously by historians and by specialists in Judaism and Islam. His thematic approach provides an example of how difficult questions of influence might be opened up for broader examination. In Part I, "Trajectories," the author explores early Jewish-Muslim interactions, studying such areas as messianism, professions, authority, and class structure and showing how they were reshaped during the first centuries of Islam. Part II, "Constructions," looks at influences of Judaism on the development of the emerging Shi'ite community. This is tied to the wider issue of how early Muslims conceptualized "the Jew." In Part III, "Intimacies," the author tackles the complex "esoteric symbiosis" between Muslim and Jewish theologies. An investigation of the milieu in which Jews and Muslims interacted sheds new light on their shared religious imaginings.
Throughout, Wasserstrom expands on the work of social and political historians to include symbolic and conceptual aspects of interreligious symbiosis. This book will interest scholars of Judaism and Islam, as well as those who are attracted by the larger issues exposed by its methodology. Originally published in 1995. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These paperback editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
Author
Steven M. Wasserstrom
Book Format
Hardback
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Published
May 2016
Weight
613g
Page Count
310
Dimensions
156 x 234 x 20 mm
ISBN
9780691637334
ISBN-10
0691637334
Eden Code
4450529
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Author/Creator: Steven M. Wasserstrom
ISBN: 9780691637334
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Release Date: May 2016
Weight: 613g
Dimensions: 156 x 234 x 20 mm
Eden Code: 4450529