The qibla in Castile in the Middle Ages

<p>This paper addresses an approach to the question of the orientation of the quibla among the Castilian Muslims of the Duero basin, in the Middle Ages. It is not intended to make a new disquisition about the peninsular <em>qibla</em> (studied only for al-Andalus), but to propose a...

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Main Author: Javier JIMÉNEZ GADEA
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Language:English
Published: Ediciones Universidad de Salamanca 2020-06-01
Series:Studia Historica. Historia Medieval
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Online Access:https://revistas.usal.es/index.php/Studia_H_Historia_Medieval/article/view/21740
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description <p>This paper addresses an approach to the question of the orientation of the quibla among the Castilian Muslims of the Duero basin, in the Middle Ages. It is not intended to make a new disquisition about the peninsular <em>qibla</em> (studied only for al-Andalus), but to propose a new approach to the medieval Islam of the Duero Valley, in order to assess to what extent this issue affected the Castilian Muslims and to what extent this historical analysis can help us to know its degree of Islamization and its relationship with the rest of peninsular Islam.</p><div> </div>
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The qibla in Castile in the Middle Ages
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title The qibla in Castile in the Middle Ages
title_full The qibla in Castile in the Middle Ages
title_fullStr The qibla in Castile in the Middle Ages
title_full_unstemmed The qibla in Castile in the Middle Ages
title_short The qibla in Castile in the Middle Ages
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url https://revistas.usal.es/index.php/Studia_H_Historia_Medieval/article/view/21740
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