Islamic and Christian Spain in the early Middle Ages / Thomas F. Glick.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Glick, Thomas F., author.

Series:

The Medieval and Early Modern Iberian World ; 27.

The Medieval and Early Modern Iberian World ; 27

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Islamic civilization.

Spain--Civilization--711-1516.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

Leiden, Netherlands ; Boston, Massachusetts : Brill, [2005]

Summary:

Thomas Glick presents a comparative history of the Islamic and Christian areas of Spain in the period between A.D. 711 and 1250 when these areas emerged as distinct political, social, and cultural entities. The author accounts for the social, political, and ethnic structures that developed between the frontiers of Muslim and Christian territories and explores the cross-cultural relationships and the transmission of ideas and techniques, mainly from the Islamic culture to the Christian culture in Spain. Glick argues that science and technology are key indicators of cultural influence. The author has revised this text considerably since the first edition appeared in 1979 to reflect the fruits of the increased exploration of Spanish medieval history spurred by the "historiographical revolution" in Spain over the last two decades.

Contents:

Figures, Tables and Maps

Introduction

Part One Society and Economy

1. At the Crossroads of Civilization

2. Agriculture, Settlement and the Moving Frontier

3. Urbanization and Commerce

4. Social Structure

5. Ethnic Relations

6. Structure and Stability

Part Two Movement of Ideas and Techniques

7. Technology

8. Science

9. Cultural Process in Medieval Spain

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

90-474-1558-2

OCLC:

1293255808

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789047415589 DOI