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Record Nr.

UNINA9910792146203321

Autore

Tieszen Charles Lowell <1978->

Titolo

Christian identity amid Islam in medieval Spain [[electronic resource] /] / by Charles L. Tieszen

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leiden, : Boston : Brill, 2013

ISBN

90-04-19229-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (306 pages)

Collana

Studies on the children of abraham ; ; v. 3

Disciplina

261.2/709460902

Soggetti

Christianity and other religions - Islam

Islam - Relations - Christianity

Christians - Spain - History - To 1500

Islam - Spain - History - To 1500

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

Preliminary Material -- Introduction -- 1 Contending Borders -- 2 Outlining Borders of Religious Identity -- 3 The Borders that Divide -- 4 Becoming a Mozarab Center -- 5 Another View from the Borders of Religious Identity -- 6 Permeable Borders -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

In Christian Identity amid Islam in Medieval Spain Charles L. Tieszen explores a small corpus of texts from medieval Spain in an effort to deduce how their authors defined their religious identity in light of Islam, and in turn, how they hoped their readers would distinguish themselves from the Muslims in their midst. It is argued that the use of reflected self-image as a tool for interpreting Christian anti-Muslim polemic allows such texts to be read for the self-image of their authors instead of the image of just those they attacked. As such, polemic becomes a set of borders authors offered to their communities, helping them to successfully navigate inter-religious living.