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Christians and Moors in Spain. Vol 2 Latin documents and vernacular documents AD 1195-1614 (Paperback)
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Christians and Moors in Spain. Vol 2 Latin documents and vernacular documents AD 1195-1614 (Paperback)
Series: Aris & Phillips Hispanic Classics
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The two previous volumes draw a fascinating picture of the
confrontation between the Christians and Moors in Spain from the
Christian side. This volume attempts to redress the balance by
describing many of the same incidents from the Muslims' point of
view. The close intermingling of Christians and Moors, whether in
love, in politics or in the common enjoyment of popular festivals,
helps to account for the unique character of Islamic society in the
Iberian Peninsula. Extracts from Arabic sources cover the relations
between Christians and Moors in Spain over nearly 800 years. Apart
from military encounters, some attention is paid to diplomacy, and
also to lawsuits, legal judgments and regulations governing the
co-existence of the rival communities. These not only reveal the
fundamental differences between the two sides, but show how, in
many cases, the divisions were not as clear-cut as the jurists and
theologians would have wished. Only a handful of these texts have
ever been translated into English before, and it is hoped that this
selection will make a contribution to the understanding of this
remarkable period in Spanish and Islamic history.
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