[Gocamino] Matajudios????

[claire bangasser]

Along the same vein, I can recommend Chris Lowney's A Vanished World,  
Muslims, Christians and Jews in Medieval Spain.
It was an eye-opener to me.
claire

On May 6, 2009, at 7:34 PM, Bridget Highfill wrote:

> Thanks for the book recommendation, Linda.  I would also like to  
> recommend The Ornament of the World by Maria Rosa Menocal.  She does  
> not go into detail about the reasons for the persecutions by the  
> Catholic Monarchs, but it is a wonderful book about multicultural  
> Spain.
> And, People of the Book byGeraldine Brooks is a well researched,  
> fictionalized account of the Sarajevo Haggadah that discusses Spain  
> in some detail.
> Happy reading to all of us medieval buffs.
> Bridget
>

> --- On Wed, 5/6/09, Linda McInnis <mrfsealah at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> For an excellent history of this period, I highly recommend "The  
> Dogs of
> God" by James Reston, Jr.  You'll never think of 1492 the same way.
> Spain
> once had a culture where Christians, Muslims and Jews lived in  
> probably the
> most harmonious society that ever was before or has been since.  What
> happened?  Read the book!
>
> Linda in Colorado



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