The fall of the Almohad Empire in the eyes of modern Spanish historians
One reason for the lack of interest in the Almohad period is the great emphasis on local history that swept Spain after the advent of democracy. This tendency has produced a great deal of interest not only in local figures, but also in local communities, and especially in Mudejars and Jews. This art...
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Format: | Electronic/Print Article |
Language: | English |
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2003
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Islam and Christian-Muslim relations
Year: 2003, Volume: 14, Issue: 2, Pages: 145-162 |
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B conception of history B Islam B Conflict B Middle Ages B Geschichtsauffassung B Christianity B Hoch B Spain |
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Summary: | One reason for the lack of interest in the Almohad period is the great emphasis on local history that swept Spain after the advent of democracy. This tendency has produced a great deal of interest not only in local figures, but also in local communities, and especially in Mudejars and Jews. This article investigates this issue from within a broader context, namely, the status of Islamic studies in contemporary Spain and raises the question as to whether Spain has really overcome its polemic and romantic interpretation of its Andalusi past. |
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ISSN: | 0959-6410 |
Contains: | In: Islam and Christian-Muslim relations
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/0959641032000057306 |