Al-Andalus in Past and Present
Edited by Jenny Oesterle, Delfina Serrano, Isabel Toral-Niehoff, Monika Winet
Al-Andalus was a place of multiculturalism and religious diversity, characterised by peaceful coexistence, hybridisation and conflict between different communities. Natives, Arab and Berber Muslims, Jews and Christians interacted in all cultural and economic spheres and also in everyday life. Arabic was a common language and, alongside Latin and Hebrew, the lingua franca of the educated. There were also far-reaching political, cultural and commercial networks, both with players from the Mediterranean area from North Africa to the Levant, as well as with those from more remote regions such as the Frankish Empire or sub-Saharan Africa. The interdependencies and processes of change have outlasted the year 1492, and this cultural amalgam has served as a powerful projection screen until today.
The series Al-Andalus in Vergangenheit und Gegenwart aims to be a forum for studies dedicated to this historical region from the perspective of a broad spectrum of topics and disciplines. Academic work from the fields of religious and intellectual history, cultural history, linguistics and literary studies, philosophy, art and architecture, economic and social history, anthropology, archaeology, numismatics and medical history, as well as transdisciplinary and interdisciplinary historical approaches, entangled history, and studies on the later perception of al-Andalus are expressly welcome. The languages of publication are German, English, French and Spanish.
flict: indigenous, Arab and Berber Muslims, Jews and Christians interacted in all spheres. The complex interconnections and processes of change among the communities outlasted the year 1492, radiate into the present, and continue to serve as a powerful projection surface today. The series Al-Andalus. Past and Present aims to be a forum for studies dedicated to this historical region from the perspective of a broad spectrum of disciplines, incorporating transdisciplinary and interweaving historical approaches as well as the history of reception. The focus of consideration is on the Iberian Peninsula, North Africa, and the Mediterranean Rim. The series publishes monographs, thematically coherent anthologies and conference volumes, text editions and translations, mainly in German.