9780691139319-0691139318-Under Crescent and Cross: The Jews in the Middle Ages

Under Crescent and Cross: The Jews in the Middle Ages

ISBN-13: 9780691139319
ISBN-10: 0691139318
Edition: Revised
Author: Mark R. Cohen
Publication date: 2008
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Format: Paperback 328 pages
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ISBN-13: 9780691139319
ISBN-10: 0691139318
Edition: Revised
Author: Mark R. Cohen
Publication date: 2008
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Format: Paperback 328 pages

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Under Crescent and Cross: The Jews in the Middle Ages (ISBN-13: 9780691139319 and ISBN-10: 0691139318), written by authors Mark R. Cohen, was published by Princeton University Press in 2008. With an overall rating of 4.4 stars, it's a notable title among other European History (Jewish, World History) books. You can easily purchase or rent Under Crescent and Cross: The Jews in the Middle Ages (Paperback) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used European History books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $1.8.

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Did Muslims and Jews in the Middle Ages cohabit in a peaceful "interfaith utopia"? Or were Jews under Muslim rule persecuted, much as they were in Christian lands? Rejecting both polemically charged ideas as myths, Mark Cohen offers a systematic comparison of Jewish life in medieval Islam and Christendom--and the first in-depth explanation of why medieval Islamic-Jewish relations, though not utopic, were less confrontational and violent than those between Christians and Jews in the West.

Under Crescent and Cross has been translated into Turkish, Hebrew, German, Arabic, French, and Spanish, and its historic message continues to be relevant across continents and time. This updated edition, which contains an important new introduction and afterword by the author, serves as a great companion to the original.

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