Includes bibliographical references (p. [403]-408) and index

The Visigothic Kingdom (Sixth and seventh centuries) -- The Muslim arrival and Christian reaction (Eighth century) -- Umayyad al-Andalus and the northern kingdoms (Ninth and tenth centuries) -- The Taifa period in al-Andalus (Eleventh century) -- Christian expansion, integration, and urbanization (Eleventh and twelfth centuries) -- Al-Andalus under the Almoravids and Almohads (Twelfth and thirteenth centuries) -- Christian conquest and resettlement (Thirteenth century) -- Society under Christian world (Twelfth to fourteenth centuries) -- The Christian kingdoms and Muslim Granada (Fifteenth century) -- Chronology -- Genealogical tables -- Glossary

"For nearly eight centuries, the Iberian Peninsula was remarkable for its political, religious, cultural, linguistic, and ethnic diversity. In Medieval Iberia Olivia Remie Constable brings together nearly one hundred original sources that testify to the peninsula's rich and sometimes volatile mix of Christians, Muslims, and Jews." "The documents collected here date mostly from the eighth through the fifteenth centuries and have been translated from Latin, Arabic, Hebrew, Judeo-Arabic, Castilian, Catalan, and Portuguese by many of the most eminent scholars in the field of Iberian studies. The selections include chronicle materials, poetry, and legal and religious sources, and each is accompanied by a brief introduction placing the text in its historical and cultural setting. Arranged chronologically, the documents are also keyed so as to be accessible to readers interested in specific topics such as urban life, the politics of the royal courts, interfaith relations, or women, marriage, and the family."--BOOK JACKET

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