HIST 309C Muslims, Christians and Jews in the Medieval Mediterranean
The medieval Mediterranean was a highly diverse world in which people of different faiths lived in close proximity, sometimes in peace and sometimes in tension. This course introduces students to that multi-religious milieu, with special attention to the interactions of communities of the three Abrahamic faiths - Muslims, Christians, and Jews - in areas ranging from Spain to the Arabic-speaking Middle East to Iran. Through both primary and secondary readings, we will examine the dynamics of these communities' social interaction and intellectual exchange as we consider how people in past societies dealt with religious difference.