ABSTRACT
It is often argued that before we can define who we are, we have to have some idea of who we are not. Our concept of “the Other” tells us a lot about who we think we are. Religions have much to say about the Other since they want their adherents to have a clear idea of how they should behave, what they are to believe and what future lies in store for them. A good way of doing that is by contrasting some religious principles with those of others. In fact, this is the principle that lies behind this book, that a useful way of understanding a religion is to look at some of the debates which exist within it and between it and other religions, so the notion of the Other becomes immediately relevant.
