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Record Nr.

UNINA9910779038403321

Autore

Zorgati Ragnhild Johnsrud. <1972-, >

Titolo

Pluralism in the Middle Ages : hybrid identities, conversion, and mixed marriages in medieval Iberia / / Ragnhild Johnsrud Zorgati

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Routledge, , 2012

ISBN

1-136-62210-1

1-136-62211-X

0-203-80047-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (224 p.)

Collana

Routledge research in medieval studies ; ; 2

Disciplina

261.20946/0902

Soggetti

Identification (Religion) - History of doctrines - Middle Ages, 600-1500

Conversion - History of doctrines - Middle Ages, 600-1500

Interfaith marriage - Spain - History - To 1500

Christianity and other religions - Spain

Islam - Relations

Judaism - Relations

Spain Religion

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front Cover; Pluralism in the Middle Ages; Copyright Page; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Culture Contact in Medieval Iberia; 1. Conversion and Apostasy in Al-Andalus and Christian Spain; 2. Conversion, Childhood, and Gender; 3. Conversion and Concealment; 4. Mixed Marriages in Islamic and Christian Laws; 5. Concubines, Slaves, and Illicit Interfaith Relationships; 6. Reasons Explaining the Ban on Mixed Unions; Conclusion: Hybrid Identities; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

The challenges of cultural and religious diversity that face European and American societies today are not a new phenomenon. People in the Middle Ages lived in pluralistic societies, and they found highly interesting ways of dealing with religious and cultural diversity. While religious and political authorities commanded people to stick to their kind, some people explored the borderland between religious



identities. In medieval Iberia, Christians and Muslims challenged the legal authorities' prohibitions against crossing religious and cultural boundaries when they engaged in mixed marriages b