ebooks The Secret of the Incas: Myth; Astronomy; and the War Against Time by William Sullivan in History

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The kingdom of Valencia was home to Christian Spain's largest Muslim population during the reign of the Catholic Monarchs; Fernando and Isabel. How did Muslim-Christian coexistence in Valencia remain relatively stable in this volatile period that saw the establishment of the Spanish Inquisition; the Expulsion of the Jews; the conquest of Granada; and the conversion of the Muslims of Granada and Castile? In explanation; Mark Meyerson achieves the first thorough analysis of Fernando and Isabel's policy toward both Muslims and Jews. His findings will stimulate much discussion among Hispanists; Arabists; and historians.Meyerson argues that the key to the persistence of Muslim-Christian coexistence in Valencia lies in the hitherto unexamined differences between the royal couple concerning matters of religion. More than a study of the minority policy of the Catholic Monarchs; however; The Muslims of Valencia is an exemplary analysis of the economic life of Valencia's Muslims and the complex institutional and social network that held them suspended "between coexistence and crusade."