The History of Jewish Scholarship on Islam, by Dr. Susannah Heschel.
Sunday, October 3, 2010,9-11 am.

Dr. Heschel will discuss her most recent research on the rise of Islamic studies in Europe during the 19th century, a field shaped by Jewish scholars. Dr. Heschel will describe the use of Islam as a template through which aspects of modern Judaism came to be defined for a Christian readership.