From Dozy’s Source Analyses Towards an Interdisciplinary Approach to Avoiding Muslim and Christian Stereotypes
Osama Samih Shaban|Juan Martos Quesada|Cristina Segura Graíño
European scholarship developed a strong tradition of Oriental studies, especially from the nineteenth century. A Dutch hispanismo was born pioneering spirit some scholars who realized importance drawing more attention to Spanish culture and language in late Notably, history al-Andalus did not prompt any great interest, except for scholar Reinhart Dozy whose work exerted major influence both his time later. This article aims examine whether Dozy’s writings on topic Muslims Iberian Peninsula tend stereotype Arab Christian Latin cultures as result analyses historical sources. Some source interpretations, which have been thoroughly studied elsewhere, are brought here refuted an attempt raise issue impact bias text presentation when it comes reader’s assumption about Christians medieval period. In addition, this points out putative determinant factors sources based known private academic life. We may conclude that approach subject fails present account period all its otherness. Nowadays, abridgment can be overcome with integrated perspectives emerging different disciplines applied order render interesting empirical theoretical insights.
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