The afterlife of al-Andalus : Muslim Iberia in contemporary Arab and Hispanic narratives /

The first study to undertake a wide-ranging comparison of invocations of al-Andalus across the the Arab and Hispanic worlds. Around the globe, concerns about interfaith relations have led to efforts to find earlier models in Muslim Iberia (al-Andalus). This book examines how Muslim Iberia operates a...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Civantos, Christina, 1970- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Albany : State University of New York Press, [2017]
Colección:SUNY series in Latin American and Iberian thought and culture.
Temas:
1900-1999
Spanish literature > 20th century > History and criticism.
Arabic literature > 20th century > History and criticism.
Spanish literature > Arab influences.
Comparative literature > Spanish and Arabic.
Comparative literature > Arabic and Spanish.
Littérature espagnole > 20e siècle > Histoire et critique.
Littérature arabe > 20e siècle > Histoire et critique.
Littérature espagnole > Influence arabe.
LITERARY CRITICISM > European > Spanish & Portuguese.
Arabic literature
Civilization > Islamic influences
Literature
Spanish literature
Spanish literature > Arab influences
Andalusia (Spain) > In literature.
Spain > Civilization > Islamic influences.
Andalousie (Espagne) > Dans la littérature.
Spain
Spain > Andalusia
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: shared legacies and connected histories
  • Cultural (un)translatability and narratives of identity in representations of ibn Rushd/Averroes. Borges and his Arab interlocutors : Orientalism, translation, and epistemology
  • Ibn Rushd and freedom of expression: the construction and fragmentation of identity narratives
  • To and from al-Andalus: migration and coloniality. The migration of a hero : the construction and deconstruction Tariq ibn Ziyad
  • Abu 'Abd Allah Muhammad XII (Boabdil) and other migrants
  • Coda: Columbus and coloniality
  • Florinda, Wallada, and "Scheherazade" or the women of al-Andalus and the stories they tell
  • Florinda and Wallada : subjugation, seduction, and textual transformation
  • Scheherazade: al-Andalus as seduction and as story
  • Conclusion: re-weaving narratives of al-Andalus, identity, and tolerance.

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