ISBN:
9781351108973
,
1351108972
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource
Parallel Title:
Print version Waite, Gary K., 1955- Jews and Muslims in seventeenth-century discourse
DDC:
305.6/970949209032
Keywords:
Jews History 16th century
;
Muslims History 16th century
;
Jews History 17th century
;
Muslims History 17th century
;
Jews History
;
Muslims History
;
Christianity and other religions Islam
;
Islam Relations
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Christianity
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Christianity and other religions Judaism
;
Judaism Relations
;
Christianity
;
Netherlands Ethnic relations
;
England Ethnic relations
Abstract:
Jews and Muslims in Seventeenth-Century Discourse explores for the first time the extent to which the unusual religious diversity and tolerance of the Dutch Republic affected how its residents regarded Jews and Muslims. Analyzing an array of vernacular publications, this book reveals how Dutch writers, especially those within the nonconformist and spiritualist camps, expressed positive attitudes toward religious diversity in general, and Jews and Muslims in particular. Through covering the Eighty Years War (1568-1648) and the post-war era, it also highlights how the Dutch search for allies against Spain led them to approach Muslim rulers. The Dutch were assisted in this by their positive relations with Jews, and were thus able to shape a more affirmative portrayal of Islam. Revealing noticeable differences in language and tone between English and Dutch publications and exploring societal attitudes and culture, Jews and Muslims in Seventeenth-Century Discourse is ideal for students of British and Dutch early-modern cultural, intellectual, and religious history
Abstract:
Jews in England and the Netherlands, 1550-1620: anti-semitism, religious polemics, and realpolitique -- Christian Nonconformists and Jews, 1540-1650 -- Muhammad: Christian fantasies of the Prophet and the Qur'an -- Moors and Moriscos, 1550-1620 -- Europeans and the Ottomans: fantasy and reality, 1610-1648 -- Millenarian dreams, ecumenical prophets, and the lost tribes found, 1648-65 -- The Sabbatai Zevi experience: Jews, Christians, and Muslims, 1666-1700
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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