Author : Ivy A. Corfis
Release : 2009
Genre : Social Science
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 194/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Al-Andalus, Sepharad and Medieval Iberia by : Ivy A. Corfis
Download or read book Al-Andalus, Sepharad and Medieval Iberia written by Ivy A. Corfis. This book was released on 2009. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 12 articles of this volume show the many facets of contact in al-Andalus and Medieval Iberia, reminding us of how contact influenced art and learning in a wide range of fields: politics, science, philosophy, music and religion; offering views of how contact between societies affects both language, stereotype and assimilation; examining how war and conflict (re)define the representation of ideas, places and people; and demonstrating how representations changed over time through contact and conflict. Lessons of the past apply today as al-Andalus captures the modern imagination and cultures continue to come into contact across borders which either allow fluid diffusion of ideas or block passage.