The brief eminence and doomed fall of Islamic Saragossa : a great center of Jewish and Arabic learning in the Iberian Peninsula during the 11th century

1. Verfasser: Beech, George.
Ort/Verlag/Jahr: Zaragoza : Instituto de Estudios Islámicos y del Oriente Próximo, 2009.
Umfang/Format: 395 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Schriftenreihe: Area de estudios árabes e islámicos; 8
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iDAI.gazetteer: Zaragoza
Inhaltsangabe:
  • ÍNDICE: Introduction — 1. The Splendor of 11th Century Saragossa : the kingdom of Saragossa in the 11th century — The city of Saragossa — Relations between jews, christians and muslims — The cultural expansion in 11th-12th centuries — The cultural legacy of 11th century Saragossa — 2. The Downfall of Islamic Saragossa 1110-18 : the increasing danger of foreign domination in the later 11th century — The reign of ‘Imâd Addawlah (jan. 24-may 31, 1110) — Epilogue — Appendices: How modern medievalists have neglected al-Andalus : the example of Saragossa — Northern european awareness of andalusi Saragossa — J. A. Conde’s portrayal of king ‘Imâd Addawlah in his 1820 History of domination of the arabs in Spain — The letter episode from Alhulal Almawsiyyah.