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Moorish Spain [Paperback]

Richard Fletcher (Author)
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Fletcher, author of the well-received The Quest for El Cid ( LJ 3/1/90), intends his new work to be an introduction to the culture and history of Moorish Spain. He has written for the traveler who wants more background than the average guidebook provides or for anyone who wants a thoroughgoing overview of the subject. Fletcher uses translations from Moorish poetry and historical anecdotes to illuminate a significant period in European history, arguing that Moorish Spain acted as a channel through which the philosophical and scientific works of the Islamic world passed to European Christendom. One example given by Fletcher is the development of Thomist philosophy, which sought to reconcile revelation and reason. The Moorish philosopher Averroes, whose treatises on Aristotle had attempted such a reconciliation of philosophy and religion in an Islamic context, was cited by St. Thomas Aquinas 503 times. This is recommended for public and academic libraries.
- Robert Andrews, Duluth P.L., Minn.
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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An excellent, introductory text. . . . Richard Fletcher manages to give us a picture of Hispano-Arab culture -- its thought, architecture, poetry and politics (in under 200 pages. (New York Newsday --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
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5.0 out of 5 stars An effective work about life in Medieval (Andalucia) Spain, Dec 9 1999
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historyone (Republic of Texas, USA) - See all my reviews
I have been fortunate enough to live near and visit the sights presented in this book. The author gives insightful and consise analogies to the everyday life, economic, religious, cultural, artistic, military power of the Moors of Medieval Southern (Andalucian) Spain. Visiting the cities of Valencia, Granada, Sevilla, Cordoba, Jerez, Cadiz, Puerto de Santa Maria, Rota etc. This book compliments these grand and old cities excellently. If one wants to see what the Moorish/Muslim influence of the past and present of Spanish Culture were and are today. I highly recommend this book.
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4.0 out of 5 stars A very interesting and engaging book., Sep 16 1999
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After spending three and a half weeks in Andalucia Spain this book helped me form a more cohesive picture of the Iberian peninsula during the time of the Moors. It fits the bill for someone who is interested in more than a cursory introduction but not wanting to get bogged down in data that a critical analysis would entail. Written chronologically, I found myself fascinated and wanting to find out "what happened next." This book gives an understandable and presumably balanced historical account of Moorish Spain.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Great read for curious, non-specialist., Aug 24 1999
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Kenneth East (Chicago, Illinois) - See all my reviews
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Fletcher's goal is to serve the "inquisitive traveller." That's a perfect description of me. I'm going to Spain next year and have been trying to learn more about the country and its history. I've already read a book on medieval/Visigoth Spain. It was OK, but it was more detail than I need and it was not written in a very engaging style. Fletcher's book, in contrast, fit my needs perfectly. He treats the topic broadly--but you never feel that he's trying to tell you everything there is to know. He illustrates issues with vivid, but select, examples. His style is easy and inviting. As a former history major, I appreciate how he discusses what kind of evidence exists for the period and how he evaluates it. But these musings are never a barrier to his just telling a good story about an interesting period in Spanish history.
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