Al-Andalus:Cult. Muslim Spain

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An exploration of Al-Andalus (Muslim Spain) from 711-1492, when parts of the Iberian Peninsula were under Muslim political rule. This interdisciplinary course will examine literary texts as well as other forms of cultural production such as art, culinary history, linguistics, architecture, medicine, philosophy, political history, religious studies. The course also will explore how Muslim Spain has been retrospectively re-imagined since the defeat of the last Muslim kingdom in Granada in 1492 and the eventual expulsion of Muslim descendants (Moriscos) in 1609. The course will be given in English. Restricted to level of UG.