
Islam and the West
Author(s) -
M’hammad Benaboud
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
american journal of islam and society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2690-3741
pISSN - 2690-3733
DOI - 10.35632/ajis.v9i4.2545
Subject(s) - presentation (obstetrics) , style (visual arts) , islam , history , simple (philosophy) , sociology , classics , philosophy , epistemology , archaeology , medicine , radiology
This book is perhaps the best overall presentation of the Moriscoquestion in English. The author has succeeded where others have failedin presenting a work simultaneously acceptable to the specialist and capableof being read by the cultivated general reader. The specialist willprobably not find a better study of the Moriscos, because the author hasadopted a comprehensive overall approach. The very complete bibliographyincludes studies of most of the distinguished specialists on thesubject, particularly the Spaniards, as they have studied this topic moreprofoundly than anybody else. The works of non-Spaniard scholars whohave made significant contributions to this field, such as Cardaillac of theUniversity of Montpelier and Harvey of the University of London, arealso listed. Chejne has further relied on numerous aljamiado manuscripts,which makes his study an important contribution in its own right. Theauthor's clear and simple style, as well as his manner of presentation, willalso satisfy the general reader.The issue of the Moriscos remains both fascinating and relevant toour time. Chejne has not examined a specific aspect of the Morisco question,as did Cardaillac in his classical study of the Morisco question's ...