The myth of the Andalusian paradise Muslims, Christians, and Jews under Islamic rule in medieval Spain
"Scholars, journalists, and even politicians uphold Muslim-ruled medieval Spain--'al-Andalus'--as a multicultural paradise, a place where Muslims, Christians, and Jews lived in harmony. There is only one problem with this widely accepted account: it is a myth. In this groundbreaking book, Northweste...
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Wilmington, Deleware :
ISI Books,
[2016]
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Table of Contents:
- Conquest and Reconquest
- The Effects of the Jihad : The Destruction of a Nascent Civilization
- The Daily Realities of al-Andalus
- The Myth of Umayyad Tolerance : Inquisitions, Beheadings, Impalings, and Crucifixions
- Women in Islamic Spain : Female Circumcision, Stoning, Veils, and Sexual Slavery
- The Truth about the Jewish Community's "Golden Age"
- The Christian Condition : From Dhimmis to Extinction
- Epilogue.
