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The Afterlife of al-Andalus

Muslim Iberia in Contemporary Arab and Hispanic Narratives
Language: English
Published/Copyright: 2017

About this book

The first study to undertake a wide-ranging comparison of invocations of al-Andalus across the the Arab and Hispanic worlds.

Around the globe, concerns about interfaith relations have led to efforts to find earlier models in Muslim Iberia (al-Andalus). This book examines how Muslim Iberia operates as an icon or symbol of identity in twentieth and twenty-first century narrative, drama, television, and film from the Arab world, Spain, and Argentina. Christina Civantos demonstrates how cultural agents in the present ascribe importance to the past and how dominant accounts of this importance are contested. Civantos's analysis reveals that, alongside established narratives that use al-Andalus to create exclusionary, imperial identities, there are alternate discourses about the legacy of al-Andalus that rewrite the traditional narratives. In the process, these discourses critique their imperial and gendered dimensions and pursue intercultural translation.

Author / Editor information

Contributor: Christina Civantos Christina Civantos is Associate Professor of Languages and Literatures at the University of Miami and the author of Between Argentines and Arabs: Argentine Orientalism, Arab Immigrants, and the Writing of Identity, also published by SUNY Press.

Reviews

"A well-written book that is thorough and enjoyable, readable mainly for specialists in the fields of Arabic and Hispanic literature, and certainly very pertinent for scholars and students in Comparative Literature." — Comparative Literature Studies

"Overall, The Afterlife of al-Andalus is an eye-opening study of how reinterpretations of the past, of historical events and periods, such as al-Andalus, can help create cultural integration … The book is brilliant, well-researched, and theoretically sound." — Review: Literature and Arts of the Americas

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    Front Matter

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    Contents

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    Preface and Acknowledgments

    vii
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    Notes on Translations, Transliterations, and Terminology

    xi
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    Introduction

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  • Cultural (Un)translatability and Narratives of Identity in Representations of Ibn Rushd/Averroes
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    Borges and His Arab Interlocutors

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    Ibn Rushd and Freedom of Expression

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  • To and from al-Andalus: Migration and Coloniality
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    The Migration of a Hero

    113
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    Abu ʿAbd Allah Muhammad XII (Boabdil) and Other Migrants

    165
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  • Florinda, Wallada, and Scheherazade, or the Women of al-Andalus and the Stories They Tell
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    Florinda and Wallada

    225
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    Scheherazade

    267
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    Conclusion

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    Notes

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    Bibliography

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    Index

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9781438466712
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https://doi.org/10.1515/9781438466712
eBook ISBN: 9781438466712
Keywords for this book
Area Studies : Hispanic Studies; Area Studies : Middle East Studies; Area Studies : Spanish Studies; Cultural Studies : Postcolonial Studies; Latin American; Caribbean; and Latinx Studies : Latin American Studies; Literature : Comparative Literature; Literature : Literary Criticism; Literature : Literature; Religion and Spirituality : Islam
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For an expert adult audience, including professional development and academic research
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