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1 Online-Ressource (xi, 233 pages)
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ISBN:
9780511497568
Series Statement:
Cambridge studies in Islamic civilization
Content:
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 accordance with their world-view and beliefs. Yohanan Friedmann's original and erudite study examines questions of religious tolerance as they appear in the Qur'an and in the prophetic tradition, and analyses the principle that Islam is exalted above all religions, discussing the ways in which this principle was reflected in various legal pronouncements. The book also considers the various interpretations of the Qur'anic verse according to which 'No compulsion is there in religion …', noting that, despite the apparent meaning of this verse, Islamic law allowed the practice of religious coercion against Manichaeans and Arab idolaters, as well as against women and children in certain circumstances.
Content:
Religious diversity and hierarchy of religions -- Classification of unbelievers -- Is there no compulsion in religion? -- Apostasy -- Interfaith marriages -- Concluding observations
Note:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015)
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780521026994
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780521827034
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780521827034
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780521026994
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Fridman, Yoḥanan, 1936 - Tolerance and coercion in Islam Cambridge [u.a.] : Cambridge Univ. Press, 2003 ISBN 0521827035
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780521026994
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780521827034
Additional Edition:
Print version ISBN 9780521827034
Language:
English
Subjects:
Theology
Keywords:
Islam
;
Interreligiöser Dialog
;
Religiöse Toleranz
DOI:
10.1017/CBO9780511497568
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Author information:
Fridman, Yoḥanan 1936-
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