The legacy of Muslim Spain, 2d ed; 2v. (reprint, 1994).9004119450The legacy of Muslim Muslim (mŭz`lĭm) [Arab.,=one who surrenders (himself to God), an agent form of the verb of which Islam is a verbal noun], one who has embraced Islam, a follower of Muhammad. Spain Spain, Span. España (āspä`nyä), officially Kingdom of Spain, constitutional monarchy (2005 est. pop. 40,341,000), 194,884 sq mi (504,750 sq km), including the Balearic and Canary islands, SW Europe. , 2d ed; 2v. (reprint reprint An individually bound copy of an article in a journal or science communication , 1994) Ed. by Salma Khadra Jayyusi Brill Brill or Bril, Flemish painters, brothers. Mattys Brill (mä`tīs), 1550–83, went to Rome early in his career and executed frescoes for Gregory XIII in the Vatican. Academic Publishers 2006 1098 pages $83.00 Paperback DP103 Consisting of 49 essays on broad topics by an international group of specialists (many of the essays were translated into English for this work), this two-volume work offers students and academics a reliable one- stop source on the history, language, literature, art, architecture, music, philosophy, science, and religion of this rich and versatile culture. Chapter topics include urbanism in Granada, Andalusi notions of the northern Christians, Hispano-Arabic poetry, the legacy of Islam in Spanish literature Spanish literature, the literature of Spain. Iberian Literature before Spanish Literature flourished on the Iberian Peninsula long before the evolution of the modern Spanish language. , the social history of Muslim Spain, and an overview of the economy of al-Andalus. The volumes are illustrated with color and b&w plates. This volume is a reprint of the 1994 hardcover original edition. ([c]20062005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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