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This chapter takes a conceptual approach to the topic, providing an overview of Islamic resources for theologies of religious diversity while surveying some major and representative Muslim approaches to the existence of religious diversity, both classical and contemporary.
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Hermansen, M.K. (2016). Classical and Contemporary Islamic Perspectives on Religious Plurality. In: Aslan, E., Ebrahim, R., Hermansen, M. (eds) Islam, Religions, and Pluralism in Europe. Wiener Beiträge zur Islamforschung. Springer VS, Wiesbaden. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-12962-0_3
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