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History as prelude : Muslims and Jews in the medieval Mediterranean /

This collection of essays by seven scholars is a straightforward narrative of real world-intellectual, commercial, spiritual, philosophical, scientific, esthetic-creative engagement among Jews, Muslims, and some Christians in daily life in Spain and around the Mediterranean. History as Prelude is a...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Montville, Joseph V.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lanham, Md. : Lexington Books, ©2011.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • History as Prelude; Contents; Introduction Recovering History: A Psychodynamic Approach to Peacemaking; 1 Jewish and Islamic Life in the Middle Ages: Through the Window of the Cairo Geniza; 2 Sharing Science: Jews, Muslims, and Practical Science in the Medieval Islamic World; 3 "The Battle of Alfuente" by Samuel the Nagid; 4 On Muslim Curiosity and the Historiography of the Jews of Yemen; 5 Doctors without Borders: Medicine in the Medieval Mediterranean World; 6 Merchants and Cross-Cultural Commerce in the Medieval Mediterranean World
  • 7 Sufism and Philosophy in Muslim Spain and the Medieval Mediterranean WorldIndex; About the Editor and Contributors