New Directions in the Study of Medieval Andalusi Music
The present survey offers an overview of recently published research in the field of medieval Arabo-Andalusian music and sketches out a variety of new lines of research that are currently, or should be, followed by future scholars.
Aladdin’s Lamp: How Greek Science Came to Europe Through the Islamic World
Aladdin’s Lamp: How Greek Science Came to Europe Through the Islamic World By John Freely Alfred Knopf, 2009 ISBN: 978-0-307-26534-0 Aladdin’s Lamp is…
The Conquest of Silves: A Contemporary Narrative
The Conquest of Silves: A Contemporary Narrative By John E. Slaughter The Journal of the American Portuguese Cultural Society, Vol. 2 (1968) Introduction:…
Basic Elements of Islamic Portugal: A Survey
Basic Elements of Islamic Portugal: A Survey By Geoffrey Luiz Gomes The Journal of the American Portuguese Cultural Society, Vol. 5 (1971) Introduction:…
The Early Development of Astrology in al-Andalus
The Early Development of Astrology in al-Andalus By Julio Samso Journal of the History of Arabic Science, Vol. 3 (1979) Synopsis: Examines the…
Ibn Zuhr’s Contributions to Surgery
Ibn Zuhr’s Contributions to Surgery By Farid Sami Haddad Journal for the History of Arabic Science, Vol.10 (1994) Introduction: Ibn Zuhr comes from a famous…
Irrigation and Hydraulic Technology in Islamic Spain: Methodological Considerations
Irrigation and Hydraulic Technology in Islamic Spain: Methodological Considerations By Thomas F. Glick Journal for the History of Arabic Science, Vol.11 (1997) Synopsis: Examines the…
Women’s Property Rights in Islamic Law and the Debate over Islamic Economic Performance
Women’s Property Rights in Islamic Law and the Debate over Islamic Economic Performance By Maya Shatzmiller XIV International Economic History Congress (2006) Synopsis: Using court…
After Rome: Holy War and Conquest
After Rome: Holy War and Conquest This two-part series from the BBC examines the ‘clash of civilizations’ in the Middle Ages between Christendom…
Witnesses of God: Exhortatory Preachers in Medieval al-Andalus and the Magreb
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Norman and Anglo-Norman Participation in the Iberian Reconquista c.1018 – c.1248
Norman and Anglo-Norman Participation in the Iberian Reconquista c.1018 – c.1248 By Lucas Villegas-Aristizabal PhD thesis, University of Nottingham (2007) Abstract: This thesis covers the…