«Re-reading the conquest of Iberia. The dynamism of a medieval tradition»
Autor Clarke, Nicola
Título Re-reading the conquest of Iberia. The dynamism of a medieval tradition
Otros autores M. Gerli - R. D. Giles
Título revista/libro The Routledge Hispanic Studies Companion to Medieval Iberia. Unity in Diversity
Ciudad London - New York
Editorial Routledge
Año 2021
Páginas 137-151
Colección Routledge Companions to Hispanic and Latin American Studies
Resumen
Centrado sobre todo en el análisis de crónicas árabes, este capítulo sugiere que «The historicity of the Muslim conquest of Iberia as an event -or, more accurately, as a process- is widely attested by a range of evidence. The historicity of the conquest tradition, by contrast, is more questionable, and has been widely questioned, including by the medieval authors themselves. The memory of the conquest was central to communal identity formation and ruling ideology in both the north and south of the peninsula; accordingly, narratives of the conquest grew more elaborate with each passing generation, with the result that there are multiple coexisting conquests of Iberia» (p. 147)
