ABSTRACT

The Routledge Handbook of Muslim-Jewish Relations invites readers to deepen their understanding of the historical, social, cultural, and political themes that impact modern-day perceptions of interfaith dialogue. The volume is designed to illuminate positive encounters between Muslims and Jews, as well as points of conflict, within a historical framework. Among other goals, the volume seeks to correct common misperceptions about the history of Muslim-Jewish relations by complicating familiar political narratives to include dynamics such as the cross-influence of literary and intellectual traditions. Reflecting unique and original collaborations between internationally-renowned contributors, the book is intended to spark further collaborative and constructive conversation and scholarship in the academy and beyond.

chapter |19 pages

Historical themes

Muslim–Jewish relations in the medieval Middle East and North Africa

chapter |22 pages

Historical themes

Muslim–Jewish relations in the modern Middle East and North Africa

chapter |19 pages

Scripture and exegesis

Torah and Qur'an in historical retrospective

chapter |18 pages

Theology

The articulation of orthodoxy

chapter |20 pages

Medicine

The reception and practice of rationalist medicine and thought in medieval Jewish communities, east and west

chapter |20 pages

Medieval literature

Common themes and intersections

chapter |20 pages

Modern literature

Common themes and intersections

chapter |23 pages

Law

Islamic and Jewish legal traditions

chapter |15 pages

Philosophy

The intersection of Islamic and Jewish thought

chapter |23 pages

Education

Reclaiming the sacred common ground of Jewish-Muslim experiences of education

chapter |16 pages

Mysticism

The quest for transcendence

chapter |17 pages

Communities and identity

Continuity and change

chapter |18 pages

Constructive dialogue

A Muslim and Jewish perspective on dialogue between Islam and Judaism

chapter |24 pages

Palestinian-Israeli conflict

A contest in word and deed

chapter |21 pages

Muslim and Jewish women

Historical and cultural contexts

chapter |14 pages

Arab nationalism

Arabness, Arab Jews, and the Arab Spring

chapter |19 pages

Jewish nationalism

On the (im)possibility of Muslim Jews

chapter |21 pages

Anti-Semitism and Islamophobia

Historical and contemporary connections and parallels

chapter |14 pages

The Holocaust

Narratives of complicity and victimhood

chapter |14 pages

The Nakba

The Palestinian catastrophe of 1948

chapter |27 pages

Cinema

Muslim-Jewish relations on screen

chapter |19 pages

Music

Muslim-Jewish sonic encounters

chapter |25 pages

Art

Art, aesthetics, and visual culture

chapter |21 pages

Food

Muslim and Jewish food and foodways