Der Historiker Marc David Baer hält den zweiten Vortrag der Reihe der Mosse Lectures zum Thema »Zionismus. Geschichten, Projekte, Einsprüche«.

Einführung: Lothar Müller.
Respondenz und Gespräch: Ulrike Freitag

Abstract
The talk presents the book, »The Children of Abraham: The Story of Muslim-Jewish Relations«, which explores the historical relationship between Jews and Muslims from the seventh century to the twenty first. It highlights key moments in their interaction, including the Biblical stories of Abraham, Ishmael, and Isaac, and the Qur'anic narrative of Ishmael and Hagar. The book identifies five relational dynamics that shape their relations: symbiosis, pact of protection, the Jew as ally of the Muslim, the Muslim as saviour of the Jew, and Christian hegemony. It argues against the myths of interfaith utopia and perpetual enmity, detailing how these dynamics have shaped Jewish-Muslim interactions over fourteen centuries, including periods of cooperation, conflict, and power struggles.

Marc David Baer ist Historiker, Fachbereichsleiter und Professor für International History an der London School of Economics and Political Science. Zu seinen Fachgebieten gehören die muslimisch-jüdischen Beziehungen und das Osmanische Reich. Seine erste Publikation »Honoured by the Glory of Islam: Conversion and Conquest in Ottoman Europe« [2011] wurde mit dem Albert Hourani Book Award ausgezeichnet. Seine Studie »Sultanic Saviors and Tolerant Turks: Writing Ottoman Jewish History, Denying the Armenian Genocide« [2020] gewann den Dr. Sona Aronian Book Prize for Excellence in Armenian Studies. 2021 erschien sein neuestes Buch »The Ottomans: Khans, Caesars and Caliphs«.