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Medieval Muslim Women

The Ornament of the World: How Muslims, Jews and Christians Created a Culture of Tolerance in Medieval Spain $8.62 María Rosa Menocal’s wafting, ineffably sad The Ornament of the World tells of a time and place–from 786 to 1492, in Andalucía, Spain–that is largely and unjustly overshadowed in most historical chronicles. It was a time when three cultures–Judaic, Islamic, and Christian–forged a relatively stable (though occasionally contentious) coexistence. Such was this period that there remains in Toled…

The Golden Age of the Moor (Journal of African Civilizations, Vol 11, Fall 1991) $23.89 …

The Crusades Through Arab Eyes $9.66 The author has combed the works of contemporary Arab chronicles of the Crusades, eyewitnesses and often participants. He retells their story and offers insights into the historical forces that shape Arab and Islamic consciousness today….