Muslims and Others: Relations in Context

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Jacques Waardenburg writes about relations between Muslims and adherents of other religions. After illuminating various aspects of Islam from an outside point of view in his volume on "Islam" his second volume changes the perspective: the author shows how Muslims perceived non-Muslims - particularly Christianity and "the West", but also Judaism and Asian religions - in many centuries of religious dialogue and tensions. The main focus is on Muslim minorities in Western countries and on religious dialogues of which he provides first-hand knowledge through his participation in several important dialogue meetings. After 50 years of research and personal involvement, Waardenburg aims at a mutual understanding and reconciliation of Islam and other religions, particularly Christianity, both on an international level as well as on a more local level where "old" and "new", Christian and Muslim Europeans live together. Frontmatter Content Introduction Chapter 1. Christians, Muslims, Jews, and their Religions Chapter 2. Three Monotheistic Religions: Structure and Patterns of Meaning Chapter 3. The Earliest Relations of Islam with other Religions Chapter 4. Cases of Interreligious Dialogue under Muslim Rule Chapter 5. Two Shining Lights: Medieval Islam and Christianity Chapter 6. World Religions Seen in Islamic Light Chapter 7. Twentieth Century Writings about Other Religions: A Classification Chapter 8. Some Observations on Muslim Studies of Religions Chapter 9. Some Muslim Reflections on the West Chapter 10. Europe and its Muslim Neighbors: Glimpses of Dialogue Chapter 11. Muslims and Their Islam in Europe: Initiatives and Responses Chapter 12. Diversity and Unity of Islam in Europe: Islamic Constructs Chapter 13. Muslims and Others in Europe: Cultural and Intercultural Contacts Chapter 14. Muslim Minorities: Politics and Religion in the Balkans Chapter 15. Muslim-Christian Minority Problems in Europe and the Middle East Chapter 16. Issues in Muslim-Christian Relations Chapter 17. Between Baghdad and Birmingham: Opportunities of Minorities Chapter 18. Muslims and Christians: Changing Identities Chapter 19. Muslims and Westerners: Changing Attitudes Backmatter