Spanish Islam: A History of the Moslems in Spain

Historia de los musulmanes de España #1-4

by Reinhart Pieter Anne Dozy

This is a history of the Moors, who controlled parts of modern-day Spain for centuries until it was unified under Ferdinand & Isabella in the late 15th century.

Genres: History

808 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 1963

Reviews

[Muhammad Ali]

Spanish Islam is acclaimed for its sourcing from original sources, arabic and Christian. The narrative begin from general description of arabian culture in conjunction with taste for refined verses of the arabic poets, whom writer has hugely drawn and ornamented his elegant prose. The writing style depicts 18th century, neither much superfluous. The arab history has its own dilemma of centuries born rivalry between maadite and Yemenis tribes, the former sons of Ishmael while later stock of greater kahtan of Old testament.
Besides, tales of bloodshed caused by each side, incurred on each other, the rivalry of these tribes, caused check to the moorish advances.
After that, Ommayads enter the stage with Abdu rehman I (عبدالرحمن الداخل) and successfully carry one the legacy, producing some great leaders like Abdu Rehman III and Al Hukum. The two rulers follows a period of prosperity and educational and cultural renaissance which is a bit devastated by Ibn Amir ( albeit he also patronised some).
With all the prejudices of the author where sometimes he seems to much faithful to historical narrative while in times his pen slips and he wrote some lines favouring reconquesta.
His source usage is the best although he has to dramatise narrative in times so that pace of the story is least effected.
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[ميقات الراجحي]

ما بعد سقوط دولة الإسلام في الأندلس كانت المادة التاريخية تتنوع كتابتها في ظل المستشرق الإسباني والأوربي عامة ليس غير ما وصلنا من بلاد المغرب لهذا غطت كتاباتهم الكثير من الجوانب التاريخية

[Mario Sergio]

O domínio muçulmano na península ibérica produziu personagens e episódios singulares na história da humanidade.

Reinhart Dozy narra de uma maneira isenta e com detalhes esse período e seus personagens principais, deixando claro que a harmonia aparente que então existia entre as três religiões monoteístas em Córdoba, é algo que dificilmente se reproduziria na eventualidade de nova dominação muçulmana na modernidade.

Desfilam em suas linhas personagens interessantes, tais como Rahman III, Al-Hakam II e Almanzor.

Este livro se complementa bem com a leitura de "The Moors in Spain" de Stanley Lane-Poole ambos os livros foram escritos no século 19 e não são contaminados pelos acontecimentos modernos que envolvem o Islã.

[Dee]

it's been years since intermediate school & I'm still searching 4 it!!

I'm pretty interested!!

[Mamun]

I want to reading

[Monaya]

أول ما قرأت من كتب التاريخ، رغم إني ما أحببت بعض توجهات الكاتب وكيف إنه أظهر شخصيات بصورة الأبطال وهم في نظري أقل من ذلك إلا أني أرشح الكتاب لكل من يريد أن يتعلم أو يقرأ عن تاريخ الأندلس.