Nice, makes me remember my trip to Cordoba in 2004.
Indeed, the period of the Muslim rule in Spain is remembered as a golden age in
many respects. The Comunidad Valenciana where I live was reconquered in the
late 13th century. The Moros y Crisitianos fiestas that commemorate the
reconquista are somewhat ambivalent because the last Moorish ruler of this part
of Spain is considered to have been a good and wise king.
Cheers,
Nathan
Cheers,
Nathan
Nathan Wajsman
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> On 30 Jan 2016, at 07:17, Peter Klein <pklein@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Sorry if I've been a bit quiet lately--I had to take apart and pack up my
> den, which is being remodeled. That entailed going through nearly a
> quarter-century worth of stuff, deciding what gets thrown out and what kept.
> Now, from my temporary perch in a corner of the kitchen, some more Spain
> pictures.
>
> During the time when Muslims ruled southern Spain, the three Abrahamic faiths
> got along comparatively well, with Jews and Christians occupying a fairly
> benign "dhimmi" status. As the Dutch and Americans later discovered, freedom
> of religion has some wonderful fringe benefits--the arts, sciences and
> commerce flourished. All this depended on the enlightenment and tolerance of
> the local ruler. The political climate alternated between periods of
> tolerance and intolerance, depending on who was in charge.
>
> The Jewish scholar Maimonides (aka Moses be Maimon, or "the Rambam") was also
> a celebrated physician and philosopher. He was born in Cordoba in 1135. In
> 1148, the "management" changed, and a period of "leave, convert or die"
> ensued. Maimonides traveled widely, and ended up in what is now Cairo as
> court physician first to the Grand Vizier, and later the Sultan Saladin.
>
> Here's a statue of Maimonides:
> <https://www.flickr.com/photos/24844563@N04/24674914296/in/dateposted-public/>
>
> And here are a few views of the old synagogue, built in c. 1315. The ceiling
> is high, but the sanctuary is not as big as it looks, measuring about 7 x
> 6.5m (22 x 21 ft.). The pictures were taken under crowded tour group
> conditions. Note the "Moorish" style decorations coexisting with Hebrew
> quotations from the Scriptures. The other synagogues in Cordoba were
> destroyed after all Jews were expelled from Spain in 1492. This one survived
> as a hospital, a chapel and a nursery school. It has been partially restored
> and is now a national monument.
>
> <https://www.flickr.com/photos/24844563@N04/24583353432/in/dateposted-public/>
> <https://www.flickr.com/photos/24844563@N04/24405591060/in/dateposted-public/>
> <https://www.flickr.com/photos/24844563@N04/24583351242/in/dateposted-public/>
> <https://www.flickr.com/photos/24844563@N04/24583350482/in/dateposted-public/>
>
> Enjoy!
> --Peter
>
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