Extensively revised and expanded papers presented at a conference held in Vienna, 27-29 November, 2000.

A religion's self-conception of 'religion' : the case of Judaism and Islam / Hans-Michael Haussig -- Islam and Judaism: cultural relations and interaction through the ages / Nissim Rejwan -- National identity and the role of the 'other' in existential conflicts : the Israeli-Palestinian case / Herbert C. Kelman -- The politicization of Muslim-Christian relations in the Palestinian national movement / Helga Baumgarten -- Democracy without secularism? : reflections on the idea of Islamic democracy / Raja Bahlul -- Religious roots of tolerance with special reference to Judaism and Islam / Adam B. Seligman -- Imposed normalization and cultural transgression : cultural politics in Egypt and Israel since the 1979 Peace Treaty / Joel Beinin -- Islamic themes in Palestinian political thought / Alexander Flores -- Israel, religion, and peace / Avishai Ehrlich.