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Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté : sans médiation
Auteur(s) : Constable, Olivia Remie
Titre(s) : To live like a Moor [Texte imprimé] : Christian perceptions of Muslim identity in medieval and early modern Spain / Olivia Remie Constable ; edited by Robin Vose ; foreword by David Nirenberg
Publication : Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : University of Pennsylvania Press, copyright 2018
Description matérielle : xv, 226 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Collection : The Middle Ages series
Lien à la collection : The Middle Ages series
Note(s) : Includes bibliographical references (pages 145-217) and index
What do clothing, bathing, or dining habits reveal about one's personal religious
beliefs? Nothing, of course, unless such outward bodily concerns are perceived to
hold some sort of spiritual significance. Such was the case in the multireligious
world of medieval Spain, where the ways in which one dressed, washed, and fed the
body were seen as potential indicators of religious affiliation. True faith might
be a matter of the soul, but faith identity could also literally be worn on the sleeve
or reinforced through performance of the most intimate functions of daily life. The
significance of these practices changed over time in the eyes of Christian warriors,
priests, and common citizens who came to dominate all corners of the Iberian peninsula
by the end of the fifteenth century. Certain "Moorish" fashions occasionally crossed
over religious lines, while visits to a local bathhouse and indulgence in a wide range
of exotic foods were frequently enjoyed by Muslims, Christians, and Jews alike. Yet
at the end of the Middle Ages, attitudes hardened. With the fall of Granada, and the
eventual forced baptism of all Spain's remaining Muslims, any perceived retention
of traditional "Moorish" lifestyles might take on a sinister overtone of disloyalty
and resistance. Distinctive clothing choices, hygienic practices, and culinary tastes
could now lead to charges of secret allegiance to Islam. Repressive legislation, inquisitions,
and ultimately mass deportations followed
Autre(s) auteur(s) : Vose, Robin J. E.. Éditeur scientifique
Nirenberg, David (1964-....). Préfacier
Sujet(s) : Musulmans -- Espagne -- Moeurs et coutumes -- Histoire
Christianisme -- Relations -- Islam -- Espagne -- Histoire
Islam -- Relations -- Christianisme -- Espagne -- Histoire
Musulmans -- Identité collective -- Espagne -- Histoire
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9780812249484. - ISBN 0812249488 (rel.)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb455061075
Notice n° :
FRBNF45506107
(notice reprise d'un réservoir extérieur)
Table des matières : Foreword / David Nirenberg ; Editor's preface ; Being Muslim in Christian Spain
; Clothing and appearance ; Bathing and hygiene ; Food and foodways ; Editor's
afterword.
