Thomas Jefferson's Qur'an Islam and the Founders

Name: Thomas Jefferson's Qur'an Islam and the Founders
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ISBN: 9780307388391

ISBN-10: 0307388395

ISBN-13: 9780307388391

Edition: 2013

Authors: Denise Spellberg

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In this original and illuminating book, Denise A. Spellberg reveals a little-known but crucial dimension of the story of American religious freedom--a drama in which Islam played a surprising role. In 1765, eleven years before composing the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson bought a Qur'an. This marked only the beginning of his lifelong interest in Islam, and he would go on to acquire numerous books on Middle Eastern languages, history, and travel, taking extensive notes on Islam as it relates to English common law. Jefferson sought to understand Islam notwithstanding his personal disdain for the faith, a sentiment prevalent among his Protestant contemporaries in England and…

Book details

List price: $19.95
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Publication date: 7/1/2014
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 416
Size: 5.28" wide x 7.99" long x 0.87" tall
Weight: 0.858
Language: English