基本説明
New in paperback. Hardcover was published in 1994. With a new introduction and afterward by the author. National Jewish Honor Book in Jewish History.
Full Description
Did Muslims and Jews in the Middle Ages cohabit in a peaceful "interfaith utopia"? Or were Jews under Muslim rule persecuted, much as they were in Christian lands? Rejecting both polemically charged ideas as myths, Mark Cohen offers a systematic comparison of Jewish life in medieval Islam and Christendom--and the first in-depth explanation of why medieval Islamic-Jewish relations, though not utopic, were less confrontational and violent than those between Christians and Jews in the West. Under Crescent and Cross has been translated into Turkish, Hebrew, German, Arabic, French, and Spanish, and its historic message continues to be relevant across continents and time. This updated edition, which contains an important new introduction and afterword by the author, serves as a great companion to the original.
Contents
Preface and AcknowledgmentsNote on TransliterationIntroductionCh. 1Myth and Countermyth3Ch. 2Religions in Conflict17Ch. 3The Legal Position of Jews in Christendom30Ch. 4The Legal Position of Jews in Islam52Ch. 5The Economic Factor77Ch. 6Hierarchy, Marginality, and Ethnicity107Ch. 7The Jew as Townsman121Ch. 8Sociability129Ch. 9Interreligious Polemics139Ch. 10Persecution, Response and Collective Memory162Conclusion195Notes201Index271
