Re-planting Christianity in new soil

Arabized Christian religious identity in twelfth-century Iberia

Bibliographic Data

ID12264142
AuthorsCharles Tieszen (a Sacramento, CA, USA, corresponding author)
Year2011
Volume22
Issue1
Pages57-68
Publication date2011-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueIslam and Christian–Muslim Relations (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0959-6410 • E-ISSN: 1469-9311
PublisherRoutledge (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/09596410.2011.543594
OpenAlexW1981190117
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited14

This article considers inter-religious adaptation in a medieval Iberian context. With Islam's entry into the peninsula, certain Christian communities underwent change as they encountered new religious and cultural influences. Some of these Christians adapted to their Islamic environment in a process of Arabization. Members of these Christian communities exhibit a number of non-Christian influences in their attempts to elucidate their religious identity. How did they manage this adaptation in a context of apparent religious contrast? This study seeks to answer that question by examining a small corpus of twelfth-century texts written by Arabized Christian authors in twelfth-century Iberia. Particular attention is given to the authors' use of the Qur'an and ancient Christology in their effort to distinguish Christian religious identity in an Islamic context

Adaptation (eye · Aesthetics · Archaeology · Christian Identity · Christianity · Christology · Context (archaeology · Identity (music · Islam · Peninsula · Religiosity · Religious identity · Sociology · Theology · Historical and Linguistic Studies · Historical Studies of Medieval Iberia · History · Medieval History and Crusades · Philosophy · Psychology · Religious studies

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