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The Ornament of the World: How Muslims, Jews, and Christians Created a Culture of Tolerance in Medieval Spain Audiobook
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Widely hailed as a revelation of a "lost" golden age, this history brings to vivid life the rich and thriving culture of medieval Spain where, for more than seven centuries, Muslims, Jews, and Christians lived together in an atmosphere of tolerance, and literature, science, and the arts flourished.
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"I listened to this book after a visit to Spain. It's a truly unique country, so different from the rest of Europe. The author captured the essence of the Spain's rich heritage contrasting the Golden Ages of Tolerance among the three major religions with the tragic demise of Spain during the eras of Intolerance. I gained renewed appreciation of the Moorish culture centered in Adalucia. Moorish architecture during its richest times created two of the great manmade wonders of the Western World--Cordoba and Granada. Toledo with its long-enduring Christian heritage was not to be outdone. In short I loved "The Ornament of the World" a perfect title describing this amazing country."
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A resonant and timely case study . . . [an] unusually graceful study, a sturdy and eminently readable exploration of the 'unknown depths of cultural tolerance and symbiosis in our heritage' that may help revise our view of the Middle Ages.
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About María Rosa Menocal
Maria Rosa Menocal (1953-2012) was a Cuban-born scholar of medieval culture and history and Sterling Professor of Humanities at Yale University. Menocal earned a BA, MA, and PhD from the University of Pennsylvania.
About Tanya Eby
Tanya Eby is a novelist and an audiobook narrator who has earned several AudioFile Earphones Awards and been nominated for the Audie Award. She has a BA degree in English language and literature and an MFA in creative writing from the University of Southern Maine.