
Caliphs and Kings: Spain 796-1031
Roger Collins(Author)
Wiley (Publisher)
Published on 4. April 2012
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Other digital
304 pages
978-1-118-27396-8 (ISBN)
Description
Roger Collins, a leading historian, investigates a time in Spanish history known for its multi-religious society - when Christians, Jews and Muslims lived in apparent harmony - revealing a fuller, more complex picture of this fascinating period. * Presents new ideas and interpretations of a fascinating yet much misunderstood period of Spanish and Islamic history * A broad and complex treatment of the tenure of the Umayyad dynasty in Spain * Debunks myths and investigates the historiography of existing scholarship of the period
Reviews / Votes
A blessing for faculty, but also a very useful introduction for students. (H-Soz-u-Kult, March 2014) Caliphs and Kings: Spain, 796 1031is a book for readers who seek interesting stories culled from Christian historical sources from the period from 796 1031, rather than for those who seek a book on the caliphal aspects of the same period. (Project Muse, 1 June 2014) Supported by useful royal genealogies and a vast bibliography. Summing Up: Highly recommended. All levels/libraries. (Choice, 1 November 2012)More details
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 250 mm
Width: 150 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
666 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-118-27396-8 (9781118273968)
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03/2012
Wiley-Blackwell
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02/2012
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Person
Formerly a Fellow of the Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities in the University of Edinburgh, Roger Collins is now a Fellow in the School of History, Classics and Archaeology of the University of Edinburgh. He has published widely in medieval Spanish and European history, and his books include: The Basques (Blackwell, 1986), The Arab Conquest of Spain, 710 797 (Blackwell, 1989), Oxford Archaeological Guide to Spain (1998), Charlemagne (1998), Visigothic Spain, 409 711 (Blackwell, 2004), and, most recently, Keepers of the Keys of Heaven: A History of the Papacy (2009).
Content
Genealogies viii Maps xi Introduction 1 1 Al-Andalus:War and Society, 796 888 14 2 The Asturian Kingdom: Chroniclers and Kings, 791 910 50 3 The Christians of al-Andalus 83 4 Monks, Books, and Saints in the Christian North 104 5 Al-Andalus: Local Government versus the Capital, 888 928 121 6 TheKingdomofLe' on, 910 1037 138 7 Al-Andalus: Umayyad Triumph and Disaster, 912 1031 166 8 The Kingdom of Navarre and the Pyrenean Counties, 799 1035 205 9 The County of Castile, c.860 1037 238 Bibliography 257 Glossary 300 Acknowledgments 302 Index 304