To Live Like a Moor: Christian Perceptions of Muslim Identity in Medieval and Early Modern Spain

by Olivia Remie Constable

What do clothing, bathing, or dining habits reveal about one's personal religious beliefs? Nothing, of course, unless such outward bodily concerns are perceived to hold some sort of spiritual significance. Such was the case in the multireligious world of medieval Spain, where the ways in which one dressed, washed, and fed the body were seen as potential indicators of religious affiliation. True faith might be a matter of the soul, but faith...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0812249488
• ISBN13: 9780812249484
• Release Date: February 2018
• Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 9.1"