Titus Burckhardt MOORISH CULTURE IN SPAIN Translated by Alisa JaffaFrontispiece: Moorish wnr flag from the battle of Las Navas de Tolosa, Monastery of las Huelgas, Burgos. English translation © 1972 George Allen & Unwin, Ltd., London © 1970 Verlag Georg D. W. Callwey, Munich This book is copyright under the Berne Convention, All rights are reserved. Apart from any fair dealing for the purpose of private study, research, criticism oF review, as permitted under the Copyright Act, 1956, no part of this publication ‘may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, electrical, chemical, mechanical, optical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior permission of the copyright owner, Enguirles should be addressed to the publishers, ISBN 0 04 946008 0 Printed by Auer, Donauwérth Bound by Conzella, Munich Printed in West Germany 1972Contents PRONUNCIATION OF ARABIC NAMES FOREWORD, I. CORDOBA . II, RELIGION AND RACES IIL THE CALIPHATE . IV. THECITY . V. HEAVEN AND EARTH VI. LANGUAGE AND POETRY VIL. CHIVALRIC LOVE VII SPAIN IN CHECK IX. THE PHILOSOPHICAL OUTLOOK X. FAITH AND SCIENCE . XI. THE MYSTICS XII. TOLEDO . XII. GRANADA . CHRONOLOGICAL TABLE . SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY PHOTO CREDITS. INDEX. . 33 coe 49 55 81 % 129 139 153 161 181 aa5, 224 233 225