Muslim Andalusia: new insights into linguistic and literary exchanges between the East and the West

This paper offers a new perspective on the cultural relations between Arab Muslims of the East and Christians of the West, in medieval Iberia (known as al-Andalus by the Muslims) from 711 to 1031 C.E, identifying the benefits that emerged from such relations. Evidence has been extracted from primary...

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Main Authors:	Bahjat, Munjid Mustafa, Ramdane, Tahraoui, Preece, Abdul Shakour Duncan
Format:	Article
Language:	English English English
Published:	IIUM Press, International Islamic University Malaysia 2018
Subjects:	BP173.7 Islam and politics LC65 Social aspects of education
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spelling	iium-651732018-12-10T02:44:02Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/65173/ Muslim Andalusia: new insights into linguistic and literary exchanges between the East and the West Bahjat, Munjid Mustafa Ramdane, Tahraoui Preece, Abdul Shakour Duncan BP173.7 Islam and politics LC65 Social aspects of education This paper offers a new perspective on the cultural relations between Arab Muslims of the East and Christians of the West, in medieval Iberia (known as al-Andalus by the Muslims) from 711 to 1031 C.E, identifying the benefits that emerged from such relations. Evidence has been extracted from primary historical sources, including the travel writings of Ibn Hayyan and Ibn Jubayr, along with other Western sources and writings born out of the academic exchange of ideas and literature between Muslim Spain and the European states of the time. The discussion also draws upon manuscripts and studies that transcend the stereotypical images of the victors and the defeated. The main thesis of this study argues that universal values and mutual respect between Muslim and non-Muslim communities of medieval Spain were in fact the norm and not the exception. It endeavours to show that literature, in all its forms, had a significant impact on the development and maintenance of harmonious, peaceful relations between Muslims and non-Muslims (mainly Christians). The paper highlights the synthesis between the Arabic and Spanish languages, between Arabic and European poetry and between Arab and European tales and stories. The findings contest the idea of a clash of civilisations and instead demonstrate how in medieval Spain, people of various creeds and cultures communicated and interacted successfully in spite of their religious and cultural differences. IIUM Press, International Islamic University Malaysia 2018-07-09 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/65173/1/65173_Muslim%20Andalusia%20-New%20Insights.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/65173/7/65173_Muslim%20Andalusia_scopus.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/65173/13/65173_Mulim%20Andalusia_WOS%20ESCI.pdf Bahjat, Munjid Mustafa and Ramdane, Tahraoui and Preece, Abdul Shakour Duncan (2018) Muslim Andalusia: new insights into linguistic and literary exchanges between the East and the West. Asiatic: IIUM Journal of English Language and Literature, 12 (1). pp. 166-179. E-ISSN 1985-3106 http://journals.iium.edu.my/asiatic/index.php/AJELL/article/view/1216/805
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description	This paper offers a new perspective on the cultural relations between Arab Muslims of the East and Christians of the West, in medieval Iberia (known as al-Andalus by the Muslims) from 711 to 1031 C.E, identifying the benefits that emerged from such relations. Evidence has been extracted from primary historical sources, including the travel writings of Ibn Hayyan and Ibn Jubayr, along with other Western sources and writings born out of the academic exchange of ideas and literature between Muslim Spain and the European states of the time. The discussion also draws upon manuscripts and studies that transcend the stereotypical images of the victors and the defeated. The main thesis of this study argues that universal values and mutual respect between Muslim and non-Muslim communities of medieval Spain were in fact the norm and not the exception. It endeavours to show that literature, in all its forms, had a significant impact on the development and maintenance of harmonious, peaceful relations between Muslims and non-Muslims (mainly Christians). The paper highlights the synthesis between the Arabic and Spanish languages, between Arabic and European poetry and between Arab and European tales and stories. The findings contest the idea of a clash of civilisations and instead demonstrate how in medieval Spain, people of various creeds and cultures communicated and interacted successfully in spite of their religious and cultural differences.
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author	Bahjat, Munjid Mustafa Ramdane, Tahraoui Preece, Abdul Shakour Duncan
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title	Muslim Andalusia: new insights into linguistic and literary exchanges between the East and the West
title_short	Muslim Andalusia: new insights into linguistic and literary exchanges between the East and the West
title_full	Muslim Andalusia: new insights into linguistic and literary exchanges between the East and the West
title_fullStr	Muslim Andalusia: new insights into linguistic and literary exchanges between the East and the West
title_full_unstemmed	Muslim Andalusia: new insights into linguistic and literary exchanges between the East and the West
title_sort	muslim andalusia: new insights into linguistic and literary exchanges between the east and the west
publisher	IIUM Press, International Islamic University Malaysia
publishDate	2018
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Muslim Andalusia: new insights into linguistic and literary exchanges between the East and the West

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