Christians in Al-Andalus 711-1000

ISBN-13: 9780700715640 / Twarda / 2002 / 246 str.

Ann Rosemary Christys

Opis

Christys reconsiders the Christians of al-Andalus through their own words, both in Latin and Arabic, allowing a fresh perspective on their history that integrates it into the history of Europe in the Early Middle Ages.

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.