Tolerance and coercion in Islam : interfaith relations in the Muslim tradition /

Since the beginning of its history, Islam has encountered other religious communities both in Arabia and in the territories conquered during its expansion. Muslims faced other religions from the position of a ruling power and were therefore able to determine the nature of that relationship in accor...

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Main Author: Friedmann, Yohanan (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2003.
Series:Cambridge studies in Islamic civilization.
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Online Access:CONNECT