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Jewish-Muslim Relations in South Asia

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Islam, Judaism, and Zoroastrianism

Part of the book series: Encyclopedia of Indian Religions ((EIR))

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Interfaith relations; Muslim anti-semitism; Religious minorities in India

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Exploration of Jewish-Muslim Relations in South Asia with examples of amity as well as enmity and how the Muslim attitudes toward Jews are formed and influence the foreign policy in South Asia.

Introduction

In spite of the fact that South Asia has had resident Jewish communities for more than a millennium, most of the South Asians, including Muslims, have never had any interaction with Jews because of their small numbers. As a result of no direct contact with Jews and the absence of Jewish Studies in South Asia, most of the South Asians are largely ignorant of Jews. Those who are aware of their presence know of them via a secondary source, for instance, the Bible or the Qur’ān, the media, the European fiction, etc. Those who know them only through newspapers, television, and radio news think of them only as Israelis. Among the South Asian Muslims aware of Jews, a majority harbors feelings of...

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  1. Department of History and Civilization, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Gautam Buddha University, Greater NOIDA, UP, India

    Navras Jaat Aafreedi

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  1. Pomona College Religious Studies, Claremont, CA, USA

    Zayn R. Kassam

  2. Rollins College Jewish Studies Program, Winter Park, FL, USA

    Yudit Kornberg Greenberg

  3. World Zoroastrian Organization, Toronto, ON, Canada

    Jehan Bagli

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Aafreedi, N.J. (2018). Jewish-Muslim Relations in South Asia. In: Kassam, Z.R., Greenberg, Y.K., Bagli, J. (eds) Islam, Judaism, and Zoroastrianism. Encyclopedia of Indian Religions. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-024-1267-3_911

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