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The Decline of Eastern Christianity Under Islam : From Jihad to Dhimmitude : Seventh-Twentieth Century

By Bat Ye’or

Book information

Publisher
Fairleigh Dickinson University Press
Year
1996
ISBN
0838636780, 9780838636787
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
82 MB (86382652 bytes)
Pages
522\522
Scanned
yes
Time added
2016-11-14 21:49:56
Practices & Sacred Texts;Religious Art;Religious SSaudi Arabia;Middle East;History;Christianity;Reli

Description

In this study, Bat Ye’or gives an analysis of the dogma and strategies of jihad, offering a vast panorama of the history of the Jews and Christians under the rule of Islam. A pioneer in a virgin field of research for which she has coined the term “dhimmitude,” the author has included a documentary section illuminating the process of Eastern Christianity’s Islamization. In two waves of Islamic expansion, the Christian and Jewish populations of the Mediterranean regions and Mesopotamia, who had developed the most prestigious civilizations, were conquered by jihad. Millions of Christians from Spain, Egypt, Syria, Greece, and Armenia; Latins and Slavs from southern and central Europe; as well as Jews, were henceforth governed by the shari’a (Islamic law). A knowledge of this historical background is essential in order to understand contemporary events.

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