Christian Martyrs in Muslim Spain (Cambridge Iberian and Latin American Studies) - Softcover

Wolf, Kenneth Baxter

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1107634814 ISBN 13: 9781107634817

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2014

Synopsis

Originally published in 1988, this book offers an important insight into the so-called 'martyrdom movement' that occurred in Córdoba in the 850s. It includes a biographical treatment of the ninth-century Cordoban priest Eulogius, who witnessed and recorded the martyrdoms of over forty Christians at the hands of Muslim authorities. Eulogius' hagiographical task was complicated by the fact that many of the Christians in Córdoba at the time resented the provocative actions of the martyrs that led to their executions, claiming that their public denunciations of Islam were inappropriate given the relative tolerance of the emir. This book will be of value to scholars and others with an interest in the history of Muslim Spain, the history of Muslim-Christian interaction, and historical ideas of sanctity.

About this title

Book Description:

Originally published in 1988, this book offers an important insight into the so-called 'martyrdom movement' that occurred in Córdoba in the 850s. It includes a biographical treatment of the ninth-century Cordoban priest Eulogius, who witnessed and recorded the martyrdoms of over forty Christians at the hands of Muslim authorities.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1107634814
• ISBN 13: 9781107634817
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 160