The ornament of the world : how Muslims, Jews, and Christians created a culture of tolerance in medieval Spain
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Published
Boston : Little, Brown and Company, 2002.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
xvi, 315 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates, 12 unnumbered pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Language
English
Notes
General Note
Includes a reading group guide.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 284-292) and index.
Description
Undoing the familiar notion of the Middle Ages as a period of religious persecution and intellectual stagnation, Menocal brings us a portrait of a medieval culture where literature, science, and tolerance flourished for 500 years. The story begins as a young prince in exile--the last heir to an Islamic dynasty--founds a new kingdom on the Iberian peninsula: al-Andalus. Combining the best of what Muslim, Jewish, and Christian cultures had to offer, al-Andalus and its successors influenced the rest of Europe in dramatic ways, from the death of liturgical Latin and the spread of secular poetry, to remarkable feats in architecture, science, and technology. The glory of the Andalusian kingdoms endured until the Renaissance, when Christian monarchs forcibly converted, executed, or expelled non-Catholics from Spain.
Subjects
LC Subjects
Christians -- Spain -- History.
Europe -- Civilization -- Arab influences.
Europe -- Civilization -- Spanish influences.
Europe -- Relations -- Spain.
Jews -- Spain -- History.
Muslims -- Spain -- History.
Religions -- Relations.
Spain -- Civilization -- 711-1516.
Spain -- Ethnic relations.
Spain -- Relations -- Europe.
Spain -- Religion.
Toleration -- Spain -- History.
Europe -- Civilization -- Arab influences.
Europe -- Civilization -- Spanish influences.
Europe -- Relations -- Spain.
Jews -- Spain -- History.
Muslims -- Spain -- History.
Religions -- Relations.
Spain -- Civilization -- 711-1516.
Spain -- Ethnic relations.
Spain -- Relations -- Europe.
Spain -- Religion.
Toleration -- Spain -- History.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Menocal, M. R. (2002). The ornament of the world: how Muslims, Jews, and Christians created a culture of tolerance in medieval Spain . Little, Brown and Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Menocal, Maria Rosa. 2002. The Ornament of the World: How Muslims, Jews, and Christians Created a Culture of Tolerance in Medieval Spain. Little, Brown and Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Menocal, Maria Rosa. The Ornament of the World: How Muslims, Jews, and Christians Created a Culture of Tolerance in Medieval Spain Little, Brown and Company, 2002.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Menocal, Maria Rosa. The Ornament of the World: How Muslims, Jews, and Christians Created a Culture of Tolerance in Medieval Spain Little, Brown and Company, 2002.
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