Kingdoms of Faith - A New History of Islamic Spain
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| Verlag | Durnell MDL |
| Auflage | 2021 |
| Seiten | 496 |
| Format | 14,0 x 3,6 x 21,8 cm |
| Gewicht | 580 g |
| Artikeltyp | Englisches Buch |
| EAN | 9781787384101 |
| Bestell-Nr | 78738410UA |
A magisterial, myth-dispelling history of Islamic Spain, from the founding of Islam to the final expulsion of Spain's Muslims in the seventeenth century.
Prior accounts have portrayed Islamic Spain either as a paradise of enlightened tolerance, or as the site where civilisations clashed. Award-winning historian Brian A. Catlos taps a wide array of original sources to paint a more complex picture, showing how Muslims, Christians, and Jews together built a sophisticated civilisation that transformed the Western world, even as they waged relentless war against each other and amongst themselves. Religion was often the language of conflict, but seldom its cause--a lesson we would do well to learn in our own time.Kingdoms of Faith rewrites Spain's Islamic past from the ground up, evoking the cultural splendour of al-Andalus and the many forces that shaped it.
Rezension:
'A rich narrative account of al-Andalus . . . a reminder that Islam in Europe is set in stone - in marble and mortar - and it cannot be chiselled away.' Financial Times
