The Dhimmi : Jews and Christians under Islam / Bat Yeʼor ; with a preface by Jacques Ellul ; translated from the French by David Maisel (author's text), Paul Fenton (document section), and David Littman
Edition
Revised and enlarged English edition
Published
Rutherford [N.J.] : Fairleigh Dickinson University Press ; London : Associated University Presses, [1985]
Historical outline -- Aspects of the Dhimmi condition -- Foreign protection -- Emancipation -- Jihad and dhimma : modern formulations -- The dhimmi archetype in modern Arab nationalism -- Psychological aspects : the degradation and nobility of the oppressed -- Documents : Jurists' texts -- Aspects of the Dhimmis' existence : Orient ; The era of emancipation ; Maghreb ; Persia ; Arabia -- Aspects of the Dhimmis' existence -- Modern period
Summary
Indispensable to the Western observer for a full understanding of the complexities of the conflicts in the Middle East, this study analyzes and documents the historical, social, and spiritual realities of the dhimmi peoples -- the non-Arab and non-Muslim communities subjected to Muslim domination after the conquest of their territories by Arabs
Analysis
Islamic countries Non-Muslims, to 1980
Notes
Includes indexes
Translation of: Le dhimmi
With a preface by Jacques Ellul
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 407-418) and index
