Knights on the Frontier : the Moorish Guard of the Kings of Castile (1410-1467).

The kings of Castile maintained a personal cavalry guard through much of the 15th century. This title provides a case-study to propose fresh theories about voluntary conversion from Christianity to Islam in the Iberian Peninsula, and the ways of assimilation of such a group into the local and courtl...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Echevarria, Ana
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Leiden : BRILL, 2009.
Colección:Medieval and Early Modern Iberian World, 36.
Temas:
Spain. > Guardia Real > History.
Spain. > Guardia Real
Muslims > Spain > History.
Christianity and other religions > Islam.
Musulmans > Espagne > Histoire.
Christianisme > Relations > Islam.
Christianity
Interfaith relations
Islam
Muslims
Military & Naval Science.
Armies.
Law, Politics & Government.
Castile (Spain) > History.
Castille (Espagne) > Histoire.
Spain
Spain > Castile
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Chapter One: Christians, Mudejars and Granadans: three sides of one political reality; Chapter Two: The Moorish knights, from the Frontier to the Court; Chapter Three: The King's "foreign" guard; Chapter Four: The conversion of the Moorish knights; Chapter Five: The dissolution of the Moorish guard; Conclusion; Documentary Appendix; Bibliography; Index.

Ejemplares similares