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Hispano‐Arabic studies in the new millennium: the UK

Hispano‐Arabic studies in the new millennium: the UK “Andalusí” rather than “Hispano‐Arabic” is the preferred description of studies relating to that area of the Iberian Peninsula that was, at any one time, controlled by Muslims. It is encouraging that this distinction was recognized in the Cambridge History of Arabic Literature series, where the volume dealing with Iberia was entitled The Literature of al‐Andalus (2000). It is at the same time sadly instructive that none of the many contributors in this volume was from the UK. Those who currently work on Andalusí studies in the UK, do so in isolation, partly because they have no natural place in the University system. Some have made their career in a Hispanic Studies department (L. P. Harvey), and others in Arabic Studies (J. D. Latham, Alan Jones). In the nineteenth century, Andalusí studies gained a strong foothold in the UK largely as a result of the pioneering scholarship of Pascual de Gayangos. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Al-Masaq: Journal of the Medieval Mediterranean Taylor & Francis

Hispano‐Arabic studies in the new millennium: the UK

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Hispano‐Arabic studies in the new millennium: the UK

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“Andalusí” rather than “Hispano‐Arabic” is the preferred description of studies relating to that area of the Iberian Peninsula that was, at any one time, controlled by Muslims. It is encouraging that this distinction was recognized in the Cambridge History of Arabic Literature series, where the volume dealing with Iberia was entitled The Literature of al‐Andalus (2000). It is at the same time sadly instructive that none of the many contributors in...
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Abstract

“Andalusí” rather than “Hispano‐Arabic” is the preferred description of studies relating to that area of the Iberian Peninsula that was, at any one time, controlled by Muslims. It is encouraging that this distinction was recognized in the Cambridge History of Arabic Literature series, where the volume dealing with Iberia was entitled The Literature of al‐Andalus (2000). It is at the same time sadly instructive that none of the many contributors in this volume was from the UK. Those who currently work on Andalusí studies in the UK, do so in isolation, partly because they have no natural place in the University system. Some have made their career in a Hispanic Studies department (L. P. Harvey), and others in Arabic Studies (J. D. Latham, Alan Jones). In the nineteenth century, Andalusí studies gained a strong foothold in the UK largely as a result of the pioneering scholarship of Pascual de Gayangos.

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Al-Masaq: Journal of the Medieval Mediterranean – Taylor & Francis

Published: Sep 1, 2004

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