Mozarabs in Medieval and Early Modern Spain: Identities and Influences (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780754663140)

The setting of this volume is the Iberian Peninsula during the Middle Ages, where Christianity and Islam co-existed side by side as the official religions of Muslim al-Andalus on the one hand, and the Christian kingdoms in the north of the peninsula on the other. Its purpose is to examine the meaning of the word 'Mozarab' and the history and nature of the people called by that name; it represents a synthesis of the author's many years of research and publication in this field. Richard Hitchcock first sets out to explain what being a non-Muslim meant in al-Andalus, both in the higher echelons of society and at a humbler level. The terms used by Arab chroniclers, when examined carefully, suggest a lesser preoccupation with purely religious values than hitherto appreciated. Mozarabism in LeÃ3n and Toledo, two notably distinct phenomena, are then considered at length, and there are two chapters exploring the issues that arose, firstly when Mozarabs were relocated in twelfth-century AragÃ3n, and secondly, in sixteenth-century Toledo, when they were striving to retain their identity.

Author: Richard Hitchcock
ISBN-10: 0754663140
ISBN-13: 9780754663140
Publisher: Routledge
Language: English
Published: 04/28/2008
Pages: 172
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.92lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.44d

Review Citation(s):
Chronicle of Higher Education 08/08/2008 pg. 17
Reference and Research Bk News 11/01/2008 pg. 20