Muslim Spain Reconsidered: From 711 to 1502

ISBN-13: 9780748639601 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 232 str.

University of Exeter) Hitchcock Richard (Emeritus professor

Opis

This introduction to Muslim Spain covers the period from 711 to 1492, giving readers a substantial overview of what it was that made it a unique and successful society, and of its powerful legacy in the formation of modern Spain. Using a chronological framework and pushing the main historical developments to the forefront, the author keeps in view the shifting social patterns caused by the changing balance between town and country, major and minor dynasties, foreign groupings and repeated invasions from North Africa. He also includes discussion of topics such as inter-faith relations, multi-ethnic competing groups, and how intellectual life was enriched by pluralism and influence from abroad.

Spis treści

List of illustrations; Foreword; Introduction: Iberian background; 1. The invasion of the Iberian Peninsula – the eighth century; 2. The establishment of the Umayyad state in al-Andalus – the ninth century; 3. Al-Andalus in the tenth century; 4. The eleventh century – a time of change; 5. Al-Andalus under the rule of the Berber dynasties; 6. The thirteenth and fourteenth centuries; 7. The fifteenth century – the final phase of Muslim rule in al-Andalus; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.