Umfang:
1 Online-Ressource (x, 286 pages)
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illustrations, maps
ISBN:
9781474418850
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1474418856
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1474410073
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9781474410076
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9781474410083
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1474410081
Inhalt:
Tells stories of interaction, conflict and exchange in North Africa and Latin Europe. Viewing the history of North Africa and Europe through the eyes of Christian kings and Muslim merchants, emirs and popes, Sufis, friars and rabbis, this book argues that they together experienced the twelfth-century renaissance and the commercial revolution. In the midst of this common commercial growth, North Africa and Europe also shared in a burst of spirituality and mysticism, instigating a Second Axial Age in the history of religion. Challenging the idea of a Mediterranean split between Islam and Christianity, the book shows how the Maghrib (North Africa) was not a Muslim, Arab monolith or an extension of the exotic Orient. Rather, medieval North Africa was as diverse and complex as Latin Europe. Instead of dismissing North Africa as a sideshow of European history, it should be seen as an integral part of the story. Key Features. Shows how medieval Western European and North African history were part of a common Western Mediterranean culture Provides a political, cultural and social history of the region Primarily based on personal biographies of remarkable Mediterranean travellers, scholars, rulers and historians Examines key elements of this history: commerce, slavery, mercenary activity, art and intellectual and religious debates
Anmerkung:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 226-282) and index
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Bèjaïa : introducing North Africa, Latin Europe and the Mediterranean -- Rome : North Africa and the papacy -- Tunis : axis of the Middle Sea -- Marrakech : the founding of a city -- The Almohads : empire of the western Mediterranean -- Between city and countryside : Ibn Khaldun and the fourteenth century -- Conclusions : a second axial age.
Weitere Ausg.:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9780748642946
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 0748642943
Sprache:
Englisch
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