The Ornament of the World: How Muslims, Jews, and Christians Created a Culture of Tolerance in Medieval Spain
Widely hailed as a revelation of a "lost" golden age, this history brings to vivid life the rich and thriving culture of medieval Spain where, for more than seven centuries, Muslims, Jews, and Christians lived together in an atmosphere of tolerance, and literature, science, and the arts...
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Widely hailed as a revelation of a "lost" golden age, this history brings to vivid life the rich and thriving culture of medieval Spain where, for more than seven centuries, Muslims, Jews, and Christians lived together in an atmosphere of tolerance, and literature, science, and the arts flourished. of photos. 3 maps.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780316168717 (0316168718)
Publish date: 2003-04-02
Publisher: Back Bay Books
Pages no: 352
Edition language: English
Category:
Non Fiction,
Travel,
History,
Cultural,
Historical Fiction,
Medieval,
Religion,
European History,
Spain,
Islam,
Judaism,
History And Politics
Good, but there's something about it that just makes it too heavy to want to keep reading.
Well I tried, but in the end it had to go back to the library before I was done. And I am quite interested in the subject of al Andalus and the Muslim presence in medieval Spain. Maybe it was bad timing or maybe this book just wasn't the right fit at this point. Its a series of vignettes about va...
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