Islam and Dhimmitude: Where Civilizations Collide
by Bat Ye'or
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In this study of the legal and social condition of Jews and Christians subjected to Islamic rule (the dhimmis), Bat Ye'or examines various religious and historical sources, using the new term dhimmitude to describe their common history and legal status. Some of the laws derive from the special status institutionalized by the Church Fathers for Jews; once Islamized, these laws were incorporated into Muslim jurispudence applicable for Christians and Jews alike. Dhimmitude is thus discussed show more from the perspective of Muslim theology, and also in regard to Christian attitudes to both Jews and Zionists. show lessTags
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Bat Ye'or was born in Cairo. Her first major study (Le Dhimmi, 1980) appeared in English as The Dhimmi: Jews and Christians under Islam (1985). It is an essential introduction to The Decline of Eastern Christianity under Islam: From Jihad to Dhimmitude (1996), whose publication in French (1991), with a preface by Jacques Ellul, established the show more author's reputation as a pioneer researcher on "dhimmitude." With Islam and Dhimmitude: Where Civilizations Collide (2002) she opened up new ground, and her analysis in Eurabia: The Euro-Arab Axis (2005) was hailed as prophetic. show less
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- Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, History, General Nonfiction
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- 909.09767 — History & geography History World history Other Geographic Classifications Socioeconomic Regions By Religion
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- DS36.9 .D47 .B395 — History of Europe, Asia, Africa and Oceania Asia History of Asia Arab countries Ethnography
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