Al-Andalus, Sepharad and medieval Iberia : cultural contact and diffusion / Ivy A. Corfis.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Corfis, Ivy A.

Series:

Brill eBook titles

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Acculturation--Spain--Andalusia--History--To 1500.

Acculturation.

Acculturation--Spain--History--To 1500.

Culture diffusion--Spain--Andalusia--History--To 1500.

Culture diffusion.

Culture diffusion--Spain--History--To 1500.

Andalusia (Spain)--Ethnic relations.

Andalusia (Spain).

Spain--Ethnic relations.

Spain.

Iberian Peninsula--Ethnic relations.

Iberian Peninsula.

Andalusia (Spain)--Civilization.

Spain--Civilization.

Iberian Peninsula--Civilization.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiv, 257 pages, xviii) : illustrations (some color)

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The 12 articles of this volume show the many facets of contact in al-Andalus and Medieval Iberia, reminding us of how contact influenced art and learning in a wide range of fields: politics, science, philosophy, music and religion; offering views of how contact between societies affects both language, stereotype and assimilation; examining how war and conflict (re)define the representation of ideas, places and people; and demonstrating how representations changed over time through contact and conflict. Lessons of the past apply today as al-Andalus captures the modern imagination and cultures continue to come into contact across borders which either allow fluid diffusion of ideas or block passage.

Contents:

Preliminary Material / I. Corfis

Introduction. Three Cultures, One World (Articles) / Ivy A. Corfis

Astronomy As A \'Neutral Zone\': Interreligious Cooperation In Medieval Spain / Bernard R. Goldstein

Alfonso X \'The Wise\': The Last Almohad Caliph? / Maribel Fierro

It Takes Three To Tango: Ramon Llull, Solomon Ibn Adret And Alfonso Of Valladolid Debate The Trinity / Harvey J. Hames

Ibn Rushd/Averroes And \'Islamic\' Rationalism / Richard C. Taylor

Music In Medieval Iberia: Contact, Influence And Hybridization / Dwight F. Reynolds

The Jews And The Origins Of Romance Script In Castile: A New Paradigm / Francisco J. Hernández

The Moors? / Ross Brann

Christian, Muslim And Jewish Women In Late Medieval Iberia / María Jesús Fuente

The Ransoming Of Prisoners In Medieval North Africa And Andalusia: An Analysis Of The Legal Framework / Russell Hopley

Representing And Remembering Al-Andalus: Some Historical Considerations Regarding The End Of Time And The Making Of Nostalgia / Justin Stearns

Legends Of The Fall: Conde Julián In Medieval Arabic And Hispano-Latin Historiography / Denise K. Filios

Churches Made Fit For A King: Alfonso X And Meaning In The Religious Architecture Of Post-Conquest Seville / Danya Crites

Index / I. Corfis.

Notes:

"Special offprint of Medieval encounters vol. 15, nos. 2-4 (2009)"--P. [1] of cover.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-283-03896-X

9786613038968

90-474-4154-0

90-04-17919-4

OCLC:

707925974

Publisher Number:

10.1163/ej.9789004179196.i-276 DOI