Sunlight and Shadow
Subtitle: The Jewish Experience of Islam
Contributors: Zaki Badawi (Foreword)
Edition: New Ed edition
Publisher: I. B. Tauris
Published: October 25, 2002
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 172
ISBN-13: 9781860647383
Subjects: Cultural studies; Islamic studies; Jewish studies; Judaism; Religion - Judaism; Judaism - General; Political Science; Politics/International Relations; General; Social Science / Jewish Studies; International Relations - General
First sentence: The world was ready for change in the seventh century as conflict everywhere undermined the old-established patterns of society.
Description: Jews participated in the flowering of international civilization made possible by the worldwide conquests by the Arabs. It was under Muslim rule that Judaism developed as the religion we know today. This book traces the condition of the Jews living in the world of Islam for the past 1400 years.