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A History of Islamic Spain
by William Montgomery Watt, Pierre Cachia

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• Language: english
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis
• Author: William Montgomery Watt, Pierre Cachia
• Format: paperback, 183 pages
• Genres: history, islam, religion, spain
• Release date: June 1, 2007
• ISBN: 9780202309361 (0202309363)

About The Book

The period of Muslim occupation in Spain represents the only significant contact Islam & Europe ever had on European soil. In this important as well as fascinating study, Watt traces Islam’s influence upon Spain & European civilization — from the collapse of the Visigoths in the 8th century to the fall of Granada in the 15th, & considers Spain’s importance as a part of the Islamic empire. Particular attention is given to the golden period of economic & political stability achieved under the Umayyads. Without losing themselves in detail & without sacrificing complexity, the authors discuss the political, social & economic continuity in Islamic Spain, or al-Andalus, in light of its cultural & intellectual effects upon the rest of Europe. Medieval Christianity found models of scholarship in the Islamic philosophers & adapted the idea of holy war to its own purposes while the final reunification of Spain under the aegis of the Reconquista played a significant role in bringing Europe out of the Middle Ages. A survey essential to anyone seeking a more complete knowledge of European or Islamic history, the volume also includes sections on literature & philology by Pierre Cachia.

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