Peace be upon you : the story of Muslim, Christian, and Jewish coexistence /
Karabell, Zachary.
Peace be upon you : the story of Muslim, Christian, and Jewish coexistence / Zachary Karabell. - 1st ed. - New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2007. - 343 p. : maps ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 317-326) and index.
Introduction -- In the name of the Lord -- At the court of the caliph -- The sacrifice of Isaac -- The crusades -- Saladin's jihad? -- The philosopher's dream -- The lord of two lands -- The tide begins to turn -- Brave new worlds -- The age of reform -- Hope and despair -- In an otherwise turbulent world -- Coda : is Dubai the future? Maps -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Acknowledgments -- Index.
Includes information on Abbasid caliphate, Afghanistan, al Qaeda, Alexandria, Andalusia, Antioch, Arabic language, Armenians, Baghdad, Balkans, Beirut, Berbers, Byzantine Empire, Cairo, Christianity, Christians, Constantinople, Cordoba, Crusades, Damascus, Egypt, England, Europe, Fatimid dynasty, France, Franks, Greek Orthodox Church, ancient Greeks, Habsburgs, Caliph Harun al-Rashid, Hebrew language, Heraclius (Byzantine Emperor), Hezbollah, Holy Land, Hospitallers, Sharif Husayn ibn Ali, Iberian Peninsula, India, Iran, Iraq, Islam, Israel, Istanbul, Janissaries, Jerusalem, Jesus Christ, Jews, jihad, Judaism, Latin language, Lebanon, Moses Maimonides, Maronite Christian Church, Mecca, Medina, Mediterranean Sea, Sultan Mehmed II, monks, monasteries, Morocco, Muhammad ibn Abdullah (Prophet), Muslims, mysticism, nationalism, North Africa, Ottoman Empire, Pakistan, Palestine, Paris, People of the Book, People of the Pact, Persia, poetry, Quran (Koran), Quraysh tribe, reform movements, Roman Catholic Church, Rome, Russia, Saladin, Salonica, Seljuk dynasty, September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, Spain, sultan Suleyman I, Syria, Templars, Torah, Turkey, Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab, World War I, World War II, Zionism, Zoroastrians, etc.
9781400043682 1400043689
2006031501
Religions--Relations.
BL410 / .K37 2007
201/.5
Peace be upon you : the story of Muslim, Christian, and Jewish coexistence / Zachary Karabell. - 1st ed. - New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2007. - 343 p. : maps ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 317-326) and index.
Introduction -- In the name of the Lord -- At the court of the caliph -- The sacrifice of Isaac -- The crusades -- Saladin's jihad? -- The philosopher's dream -- The lord of two lands -- The tide begins to turn -- Brave new worlds -- The age of reform -- Hope and despair -- In an otherwise turbulent world -- Coda : is Dubai the future? Maps -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Acknowledgments -- Index.
Includes information on Abbasid caliphate, Afghanistan, al Qaeda, Alexandria, Andalusia, Antioch, Arabic language, Armenians, Baghdad, Balkans, Beirut, Berbers, Byzantine Empire, Cairo, Christianity, Christians, Constantinople, Cordoba, Crusades, Damascus, Egypt, England, Europe, Fatimid dynasty, France, Franks, Greek Orthodox Church, ancient Greeks, Habsburgs, Caliph Harun al-Rashid, Hebrew language, Heraclius (Byzantine Emperor), Hezbollah, Holy Land, Hospitallers, Sharif Husayn ibn Ali, Iberian Peninsula, India, Iran, Iraq, Islam, Israel, Istanbul, Janissaries, Jerusalem, Jesus Christ, Jews, jihad, Judaism, Latin language, Lebanon, Moses Maimonides, Maronite Christian Church, Mecca, Medina, Mediterranean Sea, Sultan Mehmed II, monks, monasteries, Morocco, Muhammad ibn Abdullah (Prophet), Muslims, mysticism, nationalism, North Africa, Ottoman Empire, Pakistan, Palestine, Paris, People of the Book, People of the Pact, Persia, poetry, Quran (Koran), Quraysh tribe, reform movements, Roman Catholic Church, Rome, Russia, Saladin, Salonica, Seljuk dynasty, September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, Spain, sultan Suleyman I, Syria, Templars, Torah, Turkey, Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab, World War I, World War II, Zionism, Zoroastrians, etc.
9781400043682 1400043689
2006031501
Religions--Relations.
BL410 / .K37 2007
201/.5