Journal article
Legends of the Fall: Conde Julián in Medieval Arabic and Hispano-Latin Historiography
Medieval encounters : Jewish, Christian, and Muslim culture in confluence and dialogue, Vol.15(2-4), pp.375-390
2009
DOI: 10.1163/157006709X458918
Abstract
"Legends of the Fall: Conde Julián in Medieval Arabic and Hispano-Latin Historiography" examines the development of the Julián legend in the earliest extant accounts of the Muslim expansion into the Iberian Peninsula. The essay argues that both Arabic and Hispano-Latin chroniclers used the Julián figure to articulate their views of the Strait of Gibraltar as either a bridge connecting the Maghreb to al-Andalus or as a border between Africa and Europe. While the Julián figure is a border-crosser in all medieval chronicles, its specific treatment in each account varies in order to reflect shifting relations between realms. In early Arabic historiography, the Julián figure reflects tensions between the 'Abbasids and the Umayyads, whereas in the Hispano-Latin tradition, it reflects relations between Christian and Muslim domains within the Iberian Peninsula. In both traditions, this anomalous figure mediates between mutually-exclusive hegemonies without subsuming itself within either side. © 2009 Brill Academic Publishers.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Legends of the Fall: Conde Julián in Medieval Arabic and Hispano-Latin Historiography
- Creators
- Denise Filios
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Medieval encounters : Jewish, Christian, and Muslim culture in confluence and dialogue, Vol.15(2-4), pp.375-390
- Publisher
- BRILL
- DOI
- 10.1163/157006709X458918
- ISSN
- 1380-7854
- eISSN
- 1570-0674
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 2009
- Academic Unit
- Spanish and Portuguese; International Programs
- Record Identifier
- 9984397915902771
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