The Fortress of Faith

The Attitude towards Muslims in Fifteenth Century Spain

Bibliographic Data

ID3963145
AuthorsMichael G Morony, Ana Echevarria (0000-0002-7330-676X)
Year2001
Volume121
Issue1
Pages110
Publication date2001-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of the American Oriental Society (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0003-0279 • E-ISSN: 2169-2289
PublisherJSTOR (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.2307/606743
OpenAlexW1968316954
LanguageEN
Citations received10

Dealing with the creation of an image of Islam in the Iberian Peninsula in the 15th century, this text uses as its point of departure several treatises on Islam written around 1450. It examines the historical background, the authors' biographies and the styles they chose to approach the different audiences. As for the contents of the treatises, subjects included are Islamic doctrine as known by Christian theologians; controversy as a way to achieve pacific conversion and social habits leading to the acculturation of Islamic communities. This interpretation shows a view of the interaction between Islam and Christianity, which favoured the conquest of Granada - the last piece of land under Muslim power in the Peninsula - and the obstruction of Turkish advance in Europe

Ancient history · Faith · Fifteenth · Fortress (chess) · Political science · Theology · Hispanic-African Historical Relations · Historical and Linguistic Studies · Historical Studies of Medieval Iberia · History · Philosophy · Religious studies

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