Title: Medieval Iberia : readings from Christian, Muslim, and Jewish sources /
Authors: Constable, Olivia Remie; Zurro, Damian.
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press,
Year: 2012
Subjects: Civilization, Medieval Sources; Spain Civilization Sources.; Portugal Civilization Sources.; Spain Ethnic relations Sources.; Portugal Ethnic relations Sources.
Abstract: "For some historians, medieval Iberian society was one marked by peaceful coexistence and cross-cultural fertilization; others have sketched a harsher picture of Muslims and Christians engaged in an ongoing contest for political, religious, and economic advantage culminating in the fall of Muslim Granada and the expulsion of the Jews in the late fifteenth century. The reality that emerges in Medieval Iberia is more nuanced than either of these scenarios can comprehend. Now in an expanded, second edition, this monumental collection offers unparalleled access to the multicultural complexity of the lands that would become modern Portugal and Spain. The documents collected in Medieval Iberia date mostly from the eighth through the fifteenth centuries and have been translated from Latin, Arabic, Hebrew, Judeo-Arabic, Castilian, Catalan, and Portuguese by many of the most eminent scholars in the field of Iberian studies. Nearly one quarter of this edition is new, including visual materials and increased coverage of Jewish and Muslim affairs, as well as more sources pertaining to women, social and economic history, and domestic life. This primary source material ranges widely across historical chronicles, poetry, and legal and religious sources, and each is accompanied by a brief introduction placing the text in its historical and cultural setting. Arranged chronologically, the documents are also keyed so as to be accessible to readers interested in specific topics such as urban life, the politics of the royal courts, interfaith relations, or women, marriage, and the family." --Publisher description.
Contents: The Visigothic kingdom (sixth and seventh centuries). I. In praise of Spain: Isidore of Seville, History of the Goths, Vandals, and Suevi / translated from Latin by Kenneth B. Wolf ; 2. A Catholic bishop and an Arian king: Lives of the Holy Fathers of Mérida / translated from Latin by Joseph N. Garvin ; 3. The Visigothic conversion to Catholicism: The Third Council of Toledo (589) / translated from Latin by David Nirenberg ; 4. Visigothic legislation concerning the Jews: A. Canon III of the Sixth Council of Toledo / translated from Latin by Jeremy duQ. Adams, B. Lex Visigothorum / translated from Latin by Jeremy duQ. Adams and Jacob R. Marcus ; 5. King Khindaswinth and Queen Reciberga: Eugenius II of Toledo, poetic epitaphs / translated from Latin by Jeremy duQ. Adams -- The Muslim arrival and Christian reaction (eighth century). Map 1. The Iberian Peninsula, 711-1031 ; 6. Accounts of the Muslim conquest: A. Chronicle of 754 / translated from Latin by Kenneth B. Wolf, B. Ibn 'Abd al-Ḥakam, from the Narrative of the conquest of al-Andalus / translated from Arabic by David A. Cohen, C. Ibn al-Qūṭiyya, from the History of the conquest of al-Andalus / translated from Arabic by Ann Christys ; 7. Regulations for non-Muslims under Islamic rule: The Pacct of 'Umar / translated from Arabic by Bernard Lewis ; 8. A Muslim-Christian treaty: The Treaty of Tudmlr (713) / translated from Arabic by Olivia Remie Constable ; 9. Christian resistance in the north: Chronicle of Alfonso III / translated from Latin by Kenneth B. Wolf --