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First Response Paper

 

Ghosh contrasts the religious tolerance of Abraham ben Yiju’s world with the religious “fundamentalism” that he encounters in Egypt and India.  To what does he attribute the change?  Do you find his argument persuasive? 

 

Your essay should be from 3 to 5 pages, typed, and double spaced.  It will be graded on the strength of its arguments, its use of evidence, and the clarity of its prose.

 

It will be due in class on October 12.