The Jews of Islam

<p>This landmark book probes Muslims' attitudes toward Jews and Judaism as a special case of their view of other religious minorities in predominantly Muslim societies. With authority sympathy and wit Bernard Lewis demolishes two competing stereotypes: the Islamophobic picture of the fanatical Muslim warrior sword in one hand and Qur'&#257;n in the other and the overly romanticized depiction of Muslim societies as interfaith utopias.<br><br>Featuring a new introduction by Mark R. Cohen this Princeton Classics edition sets the Judaeo-Islamic tradition against a vivid background of Jewish and Islamic history. For those wishing a concise overview of the long period of Jewish-Muslim relations <i>The Jews of Islam</i> remains an essential starting point.</p>