Copyright 2011 by Michael M. Laskier and Yaacov Lev
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
The convergence of Judaism and Islam : religious, scientific, and cultural
dimensions / edited by Michael M. Laskier and Yaacov Lev.
p. cm.
Includes index.
ISBN 978-0-8130-3649-6 (alk. paper)
- Judaism—Relations—Islam. 2. Islam—Relations—Judaism.
I. Laskier, Michael M., 1949– II. Lev, Yaacov.
BP173.J8C67 2011
296.3'97—dc22 2011011170
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