Tolerance and Coercion in Islam
Interfaith Relations in the Muslim Tradition
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- Author: Yohanan Friedmann, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
- Date Published: June 2006
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- isbn: 9780521026994
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Since the beginning of its history, Islam has encountered other religious communities both in Arabia and in the territories conquered during its expansion. Muslims faced other religions from the position of a ruling power and were therefore able to determine the nature of that relationship in accordance with their world-view and beliefs. Yohanan Friedmann's original and erudite study examines questions of religious tolerance as they appear in the Quran and in the prophetic tradition, and analyses the principle that Islam is exalted above all religions, discussing the ways in which this principle was reflected in various legal pronouncements. The book also considers the various interpretations of the Quranic verse according to which 'No compulsion is there in religion', noting that, despite the apparent meaning of this verse, Islamic law allowed the practice of religious coercion against Manichaeans and Arab idolators, as well as against women and children in certain circumstances.
Read more- Original and hugely erudite study of interfaith relations in medieval Islam
- The scholarly antidote to some of the more generalized arguments of recent literature
- Appeal to historians of Islam and religion, as well as to scholars of Islamic law
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"...wholeheartedly recommended to all those with an interest in religious history and the formation of the Islamic tradition." Folklore Bulletin
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- Date Published: June 2006
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9780521026994
- length: 248 pages
- dimensions: 230 x 152 x 15 mm
- weight: 0.385kg
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
Preface
Introduction
1. Religious diversity and hierarchy of religions
2. Classification of unbelievers
3. Is there no compulsion in religion?
4. Apostasy
5. Interfaith marriages
6. Concluding observations
Selected bibliography
Indexes.
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