| Description |
320 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-297) and index. |
| Contents |
Spain before Islam -- The Moors conquer Spain : "our God and your God is one" -- Santiago discovered in the field of stars -- Martyr-activists : determined to die in a city "piled full of riches" -- The Pope who learned math from Muslim Spain -- Europe's busiest highway -- A Jewish general in a Muslim kingdom : "I am the David of my age" -- The frontier : jihad, Crusades, cowboys, and sheep -- Charlemagne : "God, how wearisome my life is" -- El Cid : "born in a fortunate house" -- The second Moses and medieval medicine -- Rethinking religion : "to long with an exceeding longing" -- A Muslim commentator enlightens Christendom : "you who have eyes to see, reflect!" -- Sufism : "my heart has become capable of every form" -- The Kabbalah : "an instrument for peace in the world" -- Fernando III : "who broke and destroyed all his enemies" -- A common life shared among three faiths : "damnable mixing" -- Alfonso the learned king -- The end of Spanish Judaism : "the razor that rips the membrane of my aching heart" -- Columbus, a new world, and the end of history : "a deed forbidden by every faith." |
| Summary |
In a world troubled by religious strife and division, Lowney's book takes us back to a medieval Iberia that prefigured the Renaissance, offering a hopeful historical reminder: Muslims, Christians, and Jews once lived together in Spain, creating a centuries-long flowering of commerce, culture, art, and architecture. In 711, a ragtag army of Muslim North Africans conquered Spain and launched Western Europe's first (and to date only) Islamic state. In 1492, Ferdinand and Isabella vanquished Spain's last Muslim kingdom, and forced Jews to convert or emigrate. In the years between, Spain's Muslims, Christians, and Jews forged a golden age and distanced Spain from a Europe mired in the Dark Ages. Medieval Spain's pioneering innovations touched every dimension of Western life.--From publisher description. |
| Subject |
Spain -- Civilization -- 711-1516.
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Spain -- Ethnic relations.
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Toleration -- Spain -- History.
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Muslims -- Spain -- History.
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Christians -- Spain -- History.
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Jews -- Spain -- History.
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Spain -- Religion.
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Religions -- Relations.
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Spain -- Biography.
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| ISBN |
0743243595 alkaline paper |
| Standard No. |
9780743243599 |
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