a ISBN 92-906314-1-4

a Original cataloging agency NEU GrandLibrary

a Language code of text/sound track or separate title eng

a Classification number BP63.T8

b Item number I38 2004

a Personal name İhsanoğlu, Ekmeleddin.

a Title A culture of peaceful coexistence :

b Remainder of title early Islamic and Ottoman Turkish examples /

c Statement of responsibility, etc Ekmeleddin İhsanoğlu.

h Medium BOOK

a Place of publication, distribution, etc Istanbul :

b Name of publisher, distributor, etc Research Centre for Islamic History, Art and Culture,

c Date of publication, distribution, etc 2004.

a Extent 72 p. :

b Other physical details ill. (some col.) ;

c Dimensions 24 cm.

a General note This work has a total of 26 colored and black and white illustrations.

a Bibliography, etc Includes bibliographical references (p. 69-72).

a Summary, etc This treatise is a revised and expanded version of a lecture presented at the East-West Forum organized by the US based East-West Institute's Eurasia Strategy Group and IRCICA and held on 19 October 2002 at IRCICA, Istanbul. This study focuses on the Islamic culture of peaceful coexistence with particular reference to the history of Islamic civilization and especially the Ottoman world. In the introductory chapter the author deals with the conceptual framework and the philosophy behind the religious-cultural pluralism in the Islamic tradition. The following chapter demonstrates the tolerant attitude of Islam towards Jews and Christians (the Ahl al-Kitab) by quoting the relevant Qur'anic verses and pointing out that the members of some other religions such as Zoroastrians, Hindus, Buddhists, etc. were considered as protected minorities after the Islamic expansion. In this study one also finds a brief discussion of the earliest example of pluralism in Islam, i.e. the Medina Constitution which was promulgated by the Prophet after his emigration from Mecca to Medina in 662 A.D. The following chapter gives examples of pluralism during the period of the four caliphs as well as citing the views of the major schools of Islamic jurisprudence on this subject. The following chapters of the treatise deal with subjects such as the responsibilities of non-Muslims (the payment of the jizyah, kharaj and trade tax as financial obligations) ; a discussion of the millet system and its application in different periods of Ottoman rule through examples; the developments that occurred after the declaration of the Imperial Rescript of Tanzimat in 1839, and the rights and responsibilities of non-Muslims.The last chapter of the work gives three living examples of religious-cultural pluralism and peaceful coexistence of various faiths and cultures from Istanbul. Here, the author firstly dwells on the Darülaceze Complex, secondly and thirdly the Kuzguncuk and Ortaköy districts where religious buildings of peoples of different faiths stand next to each other. In the epilogue the study underlines the significance of the peaceful coexistence of peoples of different faiths and cultures for today's world where there is a great need for peace.

a Topical term or geographic name as entry element Islam

a Topical term or geographic name as entry element Religious pluralism

a Topical term or geographic name as entry element Multiculturalism