Chapter 2. Three Monotheistic Religions: Structure and Patterns of Meaning

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Content XIII
3. Introduction 1
4. Section 1: Three Monotheistic Religions
5. Chapter 1. Christians, Muslims, Jews, and their Religions 39
6. Chapter 2. Three Monotheistic Religions: Structure and Patterns of Meaning 64
7. Section 2: Muslim Encounters with Other Religions in History
8. Chapter 3. The Earliest Relations of Islam with other Religions 87
9. Chapter 4. Cases of Interreligious Dialogue under Muslim Rule 110
10. Section 3: Muslim Perceptions of Other Religions
11. Chapter 5. Two Shining Lights: Medieval Islam and Christianity 133
12. Chapter 6. World Religions Seen in Islamic Light 162
13. Chapter 7. Twentieth Century Writings about Other Religions: A Classification 199
14. Chapter 8. Some Observations on Muslim Studies of Religions 218
15. Section 4: Muslims and the West, Muslims in the West
16. Chapter 9. Some Muslim Reflections on the West 241
17. Chapter 10. Europe and its Muslim Neighbors: Glimpses of Dialogue 273
18. Chapter 11. Muslims and Their Islam in Europe: Initiatives and Responses 308
19. Chapter 12. Diversity and Unity of Islam in Europe: Islamic Constructs 336
20. Chapter 13. Muslims and Others in Europe: Cultural and Intercultural Contacts 357
21. Section 5: Muslim-Christian Relations and Minority Problems
22. Chapter 14. Muslim Minorities: Politics and Religion in the Balkans 381
23. Chapter 15. Muslim-Christian Minority Problems in Europe and the Middle East 404
24. Section 6: Muslims and Others in Processes of Change
25. Chapter 16. Issues in Muslim-Christian Relations 424
26. Chapter 17. Between Baghdad and Birmingham: Opportunities of Minorities 452
27. Chapter 18. Muslims and Christians: Changing Identities 479
28. Chapter 19. Muslims and Westerners: Changing Attitudes 488
29. Backmatter 499