The Afterlife of al-Andalus
Author | : Christina Civantos |
Publisher | : SUNY Press |
Total Pages | : 380 |
Release | : 2017-11-21 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781438466699 |
ISBN-13 | : 1438466692 |
Rating | : 4/5 (99 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Afterlife of al-Andalus written by Christina Civantos and published by SUNY Press. This book was released on 2017-11-21 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first study to undertake a wide-ranging comparison of invocations of al-Andalus across 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. Civantoss 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.