The Moors are coming, the Moors are coming!: Encounters with Muslims in contemporary Spain

For centuries the Spaniards have celebrated ‘Moors and Christians’, a popular enactment of the arrival of Islam in Spain and the subsequent Reconquista of the peninsula by Catholic forces. In this article we shall analyze how this celebration has evolved from being a religious commemoration and has...

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主要作者: Borreguero Sancho, Eva 1964- (Author)
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语言:English
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出版: Routledge 2006
In: Islam and Christian-Muslim relations
Year: 2006, 卷: 17, 发布: 4, Pages: 417-432
Further subjects:B minorities / marginal groups
B Spanien
B 伊斯兰教
B Minderheiten / Randgruppen
B Spain
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总结:For centuries the Spaniards have celebrated ‘Moors and Christians’, a popular enactment of the arrival of Islam in Spain and the subsequent Reconquista of the peninsula by Catholic forces. In this article we shall analyze how this celebration has evolved from being a religious commemoration and has become a secular holiday through which the population project their image of Muslims, drawing on historical perceptions. In addition, the changes introduced into ‘Moors and Christians’ during the past decades reflect developments in Spanish society in relation to gender issues, as well as adjustments to accommodate the increasing Muslim population.
ISSN:0959-6410
Contains:In: Islam and Christian-Muslim relations
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/09596410600967873