Medieval Iberia: Readings from Christian, Muslim, and Jewish Sources
Olivia Re Constable
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Description for Medieval Iberia: Readings from Christian, Muslim, and Jewish Sources
Paperback. For nearly eight centuries, the Iberian peninsula was remarkable for its religious, cultural, linguistic, and ethnic diversity. This expanded second edition of Medieval Iberia brings together original sources that testify to its rich and sometimes volatile mix of Christians, Muslims, and Jews. Editor(s): Constable, Olivia Remie. Series: The Middle Ages Series. Num Pages: 640 pages, 30 illus. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 1DSP; 3F; 3H; HBJD; HBLC; JFSR. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1102.
For some historians, medieval Iberian society was one marked by peaceful coexistence and cross-cultural fertilization; others have sketched a harsher picture of Muslims and Christians engaged in an ongoing contest for political, religious, and economic advantage culminating in the fall of Muslim Granada and the expulsion of the Jews in the late fifteenth century. The reality that emerges in Medieval Iberia is more nuanced than either of these scenarios can comprehend. Now in an expanded, second edition, this monumental collection offers unparalleled access to the multicultural complexity of the lands that would become modern Portugal and Spain.
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Product Details
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
640
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Series
The Middle Ages Series
Condition
New
Number of Pages
640
Place of Publication
Pennsylvania, United States
ISBN
9780812221688
SKU
V9780812221688
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99-17
About Olivia Re Constable
Olivia Remie Constable is Professor of Medieval History and the Robert M. Conway Director of the Medieval Institute at the University of Notre Dame. She is the author of Trade and Traders in Muslim Spain: The Commercial Realignment of the Iberian Peninsula, 900-1500.
Reviews for Medieval Iberia: Readings from Christian, Muslim, and Jewish Sources
"An impressive collection of sources which should prove of great interest to specialist and nonspecialist alike."
English Historical Review
"With the assistance of a large team of acknowledged experts, Constable has succeeded in assembling a distinguished miscellany of unusual interest which deserves to be warmly and widely welcomed."
History Today
English Historical Review
"With the assistance of a large team of acknowledged experts, Constable has succeeded in assembling a distinguished miscellany of unusual interest which deserves to be warmly and widely welcomed."
History Today