Christians in Al-Andalus 711-1000

ISBN-13: 9780415616386 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011

Ann Rosemary Christys

Opis

The Arabs conquered Spain in 711, and Christian Hispania became Muslim Al-Andalus almost overnight. This is an exploration of the fate of the Christians of Al-Andalus.

Recenzje

'There is very little in [the book's] content to contest.' - Islam and Christian - Muslim Relations

Spis treści

Preface and Acknolwedgements  Abbreviations  List of Rulers  Maps  1. Introduction  2. Cordoba and Toledo  3. News from the East in the Eighth-Century Chronicles  4. The Martyrs of Eulogius  5. Two More Martyrs of Cordoba  6. Recemend and the Calendar of Cordoba  7. The Arabic Translation of Orosius  8. Sara the Goth and her Descendants  9. Afterword  Notes  Bibliography  Index

O autorze

Ann Christys completed her doctorate on the Christians of al-Andalus at the University of Leeds. She has contributed to the European Science Foundation Project on the Transformation of the Roman World. She works as an anesthetist in Leeds.