Between Commercialization and Political Trade-Offs: The Case of Islam By Raphael Israeli

VERO BEACH, Fla. - Dec. 12, 2023 - PRLog -- Scholar's 100th Book Considers 'The Case of Islam' in Regard to Commercialism & War Crimes

Just one month prior to the horrifying rampage and murder by Palestinian Hamas terrorists of over 1,300 innocent Israeli civilians – including babies, the elderly, and women in their beds – and abducting another 200-plus hostages to Gaza, author Raphael Israeli spoke at a conference on "Commercialization of Religion" convened jointly by the Universities of Vienna and Nicosia in Nicosia in September 2023.

The prolific Israeli author and scholar spoke about Islam, challenging conventional wisdom about the material and pecuniary interpretation of commercialization of religion in terms of buying and selling deals. He also suggested to expand that interpretation into a wider trade-off of values, assets, and political interests, giving examples of those deals of commercialization within the Arab-Israeli dispute.

"It is therefore the intention of this volume not only to point to the nitty gritty real commercialization that exists in all religions, specifically in Islam, but also draw attention to the much wider worldwide significance of 'commercialization' of religion, going back to the original meaning of the word as the process of the quid pro quo exchange between two or more parties, not only of goods and money, as commerce suggests, but referring to the 'trade' synonym of the word."

"The author's 100th milestone book discusses many of the grave topics that fuel the continued mayhem in the Middle East. We are proud to be the publisher of such distinguished works." – Lynn Eddy, VP of Acquisitions, Strategic Book Publishing

About the Author: Raphael Israeli has taught Islamic, Chinese, and Middle Eastern history at Hebrew University in Jerusalem. A graduate of Hebrew University in history and Arabic literature, he earned a Ph.D.in Chinese and Islamic history from the University of California, Berkeley. Now retired, he has been a Fellow of the Harry Truman Research Institute at Hebrew University and the Jerusalem Center since the1970s. He is the author of 100 books and 100 articles.

Publisher's Website: https://sbpra.com/raphaelisraeli/