Religious minorities in Christian, Jewish and Muslim law (5th-15th centuries) /

The fruit of a sustained and close collaboration between historians, linguists and jurists working on the Christian, Muslim and Jewish societies of the Middle Ages, this book explores the theme of religious coexistence (and the problems it poses) from a resolutely comparative perspective. The author...

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Corporate Author: RELMIN: The legal status of religious minorities in the Euro-Mediterranean world (5th -15th centuries) (Conference) Nantes, France)
Other Authors: Berend, Nora (Editor), Hameau-Masset, Youna, 1985- (Editor), Nemo-Pekelman, Capucine, 1973- (Editor), Tolan, John Victor, 1959- (Editor)
Format: Conference Proceeding Book
Language:English
French
Language Notes:Includes essays in both English and French.
Published: Turnhout, Belgium : Brepols, [2017]
Series:Religion and law in medieval Christian and Muslim societies ; 8.
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Summary:The fruit of a sustained and close collaboration between historians, linguists and jurists working on the Christian, Muslim and Jewish societies of the Middle Ages, this book explores the theme of religious coexistence (and the problems it poses) from a resolutely comparative perspective. The authors concentrate on a key aspect of this coexistence: the legal status attributed to Jews and Muslims in Christendom and to dhimmis in Islamic lands.
Item Description:"This book is the result of the final conference of the research program "RELMIN: The legal status of religious minorities in the Euro-Mediterranean world (5th -15th centuries) ... held in Nantes in October 2014."."
Physical Description:454 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9782503565712 (pbk. alk. paper)
2503565719 (pbk)