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Kingdoms of Faith
Kingdoms of Faith: A New History of Islamic Spain | Brian A. Catlos
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Prior accounts have portrayed Islamic Spain either as a paradise of enlightened tolerance, or as the site where civilisations clashed. Award-winning historian Brian A. Catlos taps a wide array of original sources to paint a more complex picture, showing how Muslims, Christians, and Jews together built a sophisticated civilisation that transformed the Western world, even as they waged relentless war against each other and amongst themselves. Religion was often the language of conflict, but seldom its cause--a lesson we would do well to learn in our own time.Kingdoms of Faith rewrites Spain's Islamic past from the ground up, evoking the cultural splendour of al-Andalus and the many forces that shaped it.
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A fantastic presentation and OMG Durbarh Hall...

BiblioLitten I miss going to JLF! 4y
GlassAsDiamonds @BiblioLitten For as long as we live in the region (which I‘m drawing as broadly as “a direct flight away”), I‘m determined to go as often as I can!!! Any chance you‘ll get back next year? They look like they may have finally confirmed Neil Gaiman and Robert Macfarlane is confirmed!!!!! 😱♥️😱 4y
BiblioLitten Neil Gaiman! Wow... I would have gone if I was there!! Did you shop for books or other bookish knick knacks? 4y
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