Pluralism in the Middle Ages: Hybrid Identities, Conversion, and Mixed Marriages in Medieval Iberia

ISBN-13: 9780415881319 / Angielski / Twarda / 2011 / 228 str.

Ragnhild Johnsrud Zorgati

Opis

People in the Middle Ages lived in pluralistic societies, and they found highly complex ways of dealing with religious and cultural diversity. This book explores the subject of cultural exchange between Christians and Muslims in medieval Iberia by focusing primarily on conversion and mixed marriages.

Spis treści

Introduction. Culture Contact in Medieval Iberia  1. Conversion and Apostasy in Al-Andalus and Christian Spain  2. Conversion, Childhood, and Gender  3. Conversion and Concealment  4. Mixed Marriages in Islamic and Christian Laws  5. Concubines, Slaves and Illicit Interfaith Relationships  6. Reasons Explaining the Ban on Mixed Unions  Conclusion: Hybrid Identities

O autorze

Ragnhild Johnsrud Zorgati is Postdoctoral Fellow at the Faculty of Humanities at the University of Oslo. She has published articles about Muslim-Christian encounters in medieval Iberia and beyond. Currently she is working on an interdisciplinary project about the hammam and the significance of the senses in cross cultural contexts.