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Joukowsky Institute for Archaeology & the Ancient World
Brown University
Box 1837 / 60 George Street
Providence, RI 02912
Telephone: (401) 863-3188
Fax: (401) 863-9423
Joukowsky_Institute@brown.edu
Posted at Apr 08/2009 12:52PM:
JRG: Convivencia is the term used to describe the time period from 711-1492 in Spain when Muslims, Jews, and Christians lived together in relative peace. This was a time of great learning and cultural expression for members of all three groups. Scholars debate the extent to which it constituted a time of religious tolerance and harmony.
Posted at Apr 10/2009 01:25PM:
ian: It has become a modern analogy for what could be achieved in trying to subvert the present narratives of civilization clash.