Judaism And Islam In Practice: A Sourcebook

JUDAISM AND ISLAM IN PRACTICE Judaism and Islam compare because they concur that God cares deeply not only about attitudes but actions, not only about what one says to God but how one conducts affairs at home and in the village. In this sourcebook, the authors have selected key passages from the laws of Judaism and Islam which allow a close examination of their mode of expression and medium of thought as well as the substance of the laws themselves. The selected passages concentrate on areas critical to the life of piety and faith as actually practised within the two faith-communities—the relationship between the believer and God, between and among believers, at home in marriage, outside the home in the community and between the faithful and the infidels (for Islam) or idolaters (for Judaism). Judaism and Islam in Practice presents an invaluable collection of sources of Jewish and Islamic law and provides a unique analysis of the similarities and contrasts between the two faiths. JUDAISM AND ISLAM IN PRACTICE A Sourcebook Jacob Neusner, Tamara Sonn and Jonathan E.Brockopp London and New York First published 2000 by Routledge 11 New Fetter Lane, London EC4P 4EE Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada by Routledge 29 West 35th Street, New York, NY 10001 Routledge is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group This edition published in the Taylor & Francis e-Library, 2005. To purchase your own copy of this or any of Taylor & Francis or Routledge’s collection of thousands of eBooks please go to www.eBookstore.tandf.co.uk. © 2000 Jacob Neusner, Tamara Sonn and Jonathan E.Brockopp The right of Jacob Neusner, Tamara Sonn and Jonathan E.Brockopp to be identified as the Author of this Work has been asserted by them in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reprinted or reproduced or utilised in any form or by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publishers. British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data Judaism and Islam in Practice: a sourcebook/[edited by] Jacob Neusner, Tamara Sonn and Jonathan E.Brockopp. 252pp–23.4×15.6 cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-415-21673-7 9 (hc.).—ISBN 0-415-21674-5 (pbk) 1. Judaism—Relations—Islam—Sources. 2. Islam—Relations—Judaism—Sources. 3. Jewish law—Sources. 4. Islamic law—Sources. 5. Comparative law—Sources. I. Neusner, Jacob, 1932– II. Sonn, Tamara, 1949– III. Brockopp, Jonathan E., 1962– BP173.J8J83 2000 99–34708 296.3’97–dc21 ISBN 0-203-98101-4 Master e-book ISBN ISBN 0-415-21673-7 (hbk) ISBN 0-415-21674-5 (pbk