Description: A dynamic vision of medieval Castilian culture and the Arabic, Hebrew, and Latin strands that are woven into its fabricNamed a Book of the Year by the Times Literary Supplement, this lavishly illustrated work explores the vibrant interaction among different and sometimes opposing cultures, and how their contacts with one another transformed them all. It chronicles the tumultuous history of Castile in the wake of the Christian capture of the Islamic city of Tulaytula, now Toledo, in the eleventh century and traces the development of Castilian culture as it was forged in the new intimacy of Christians with the Muslims and Jews they had overcome. The authors paint a portrait of the culture through its arts, architecture, poetry and prose, uniquely combining literary and visual arts. Concentrating on the eleventh and twelfth centuries, the book reveals the extent to which Castilian identity is deeply rooted in the experience of confrontation, interaction, and at times union with Hebrew and Arabic cultures during the first centuries of its creation. Abundantly illustrated, the volume serves as a splendid souvenir of southern Spain; beautifully written, it illuminates a culture deeply enriched by others.
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Binding: Paperback
Product Group: Book
Weight: 2 lbs
IsTextBook: No
Book Title: Arts of Intimacy : Christians, Jews, and Muslims in the Making of Castilian Culture
Number of Pages: 416 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Yale University Press
Item Height: 0.1 in
Topic: Islam / History, Sociology / General, Europe / Spain & Portugal, Decorative Arts
Publication Year: 2009
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Design, Religion, Social Science, History
Item Weight: 40.1 Oz
Item Length: 1 in
Author: Maria Rosa Menocal, Abigail Krasner Balbale, Jerrilynn D. Dodds
Item Width: 0.7 in
Format: Trade Paperback
