An edition of The ornament of the world (2002)

The Ornament of the World

How Muslims, Jews and Christians Created a Culture of Tolerance in Medieval Spain

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An edition of The ornament of the world (2002)

The Ornament of the World

How Muslims, Jews and Christians Created a Culture of Tolerance in Medieval Spain

  • 4.7 (3 ratings)
  • 35 Want to read
  • 1 Currently reading
  • 3 Have read

A brilliant and fascinating portrait of medieval Spain explores the golden age when Muslims, Jews, and Christians lived together in an atmosphere of tolerance. of photos. 3 maps.

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Back Bay Books
Language
English
Pages
352

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Cover of: The Ornament of the World
The Ornament of the World
2009, Little, Brown and Company
Electronic resource in English
Cover of: al-Andalus al Arabiya / Maria Rosa Menocal.
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Ornament of the World: How Muslims, Jews, and Christians Created a Culture
April 2003, Tandem Library
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Cover of: The ornament of the world
The ornament of the world: how Muslims, Jews, and Christians created a culture of tolerance in medieval Spain
2003, Little, Brown
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First Sentence

"ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE MID-EIGHTH CENTURY, AN INTREPID young man named Abd al-Rahman abandoned his home in Damascus, the Near Eastern heartland of Islam, and set out across the North African desert in search of a place of refuge."

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Format
Paperback
Number of pages
352
Dimensions
8.1 x 5.5 x 1 inches
Weight
8.8 ounces

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL9482312M
ISBN 10
0316168718
ISBN 13
9780316168717
LibraryThing
41258
Goodreads
292846

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OL3934620W

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