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The Victors and the Vanquished

Christians and Muslims of Catalonia and Aragon, 1050-1300

  • Paperback
  • 480 pages
  • Publisher: Cambridge University Press
  • 15.3 x 22.9 x 2.8 cm

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For scholars interested in medieval Christian-Muslim dynamics

Challenges misconceptions about historical interactions

You will gain a deeper understanding of cultural evolution

This book explores the intricate relationships between Christians and Muslims in medieval Spain.

This is a revisionary study of Muslims living under Christian rule during the Spanish 'reconquest'. It looks beyond the obvious religious distinctions and delves into the subtleties of identity in the thirteenth-century Crown of Aragon, uncovering a social dynamic in which sectarian differences comprise only one of the many factors in the causal complex of political, economic and cultural reactions. Beginning with the final stage of independent Muslim rule in the Ebro valley region, the book traces the transformation of Islamic society into mudejar society under Christian domination. This was a case of social evolution in which Muslims, far from being passive victims of foreign colonisation, took an active part in shaping their institutions and experiences as subjects of the Infidel. Using a diverse range of methodological approaches, this book challenges widely held assumptions concerning Christian-Muslim relations in the Middle Ages, and minority-majority relations in general.
The Victors and the Vanquished and The Essential History of Christianity
The Essential History of ChristianityThe Victors and the Vanquished

  • Title

    The Victors and the Vanquished

  • Author

    Brian A. Catlos

  • Book Format

    Paperback

  • Publisher

    Cambridge University Press

  • Published

    May 2007

  • Weight

    700g

  • Page Count

    480

  • Dimensions

    15.3 x 22.9 x 2.8 cm

  • ISBN

    9780521036443

  • ISBN-10

    0521036445

  • Eden Code

    3950846

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