Mapping the Frontier between Islam and Christendom in a Diplomatic Age: al-Ghassânî in Spain.
In: Renaissance Quarterly, Jg. 69 (2016-09-01), Heft 3, S. 966-999
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This essay analyzes the travel account authored by Moroccan ambassador Muhammad al- Ghassanı, who visited Spain in 1690 -91. The account shows the evolution of the early modern frontier between Christian Europe and Islamic North Africa, from a militarized boundary to the development of diplomatic relations. Both an agent and witness of that history, al-Ghassanı describes a heterogeneous space: he surveys the border, explores the foreign land of modern Spain, and reimagines the memory of al-Andalus. His important account, based on sharp observation and serious research, helps nuance the prevailing view that Arab culture had ignored Europe before the nineteenth century. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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Mapping the Frontier between Islam and Christendom in a Diplomatic Age: al-Ghassânî in Spain.
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Autor/in / Beteiligte Person: | Zhiri, Oumelbanine |
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Zeitschrift: | Renaissance Quarterly, Jg. 69 (2016-09-01), Heft 3, S. 966-999 |
Veröffentlichung: | 2016 |
Medientyp: | academicJournal |
ISSN: | 0034-4338 (print) |
DOI: | 10.1086/689039 |
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