RT Article
T1 The Moors are coming, the Moors are coming!: Encounters with Muslims in contemporary Spain
JF Islam and Christian-Muslim relations
VO 17
IS 4
SP 417
OP 432
A1 Borreguero Sancho, Eva 1964-
LA English
YR 2006
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/597089485
AB For centuries the Spaniards have celebrated ‘Moors and Christians’, a popular enactment of the arrival of Islam in Spain and the subsequent Reconquista of the peninsula by Catholic forces. In this article we shall analyze how this celebration has evolved from being a religious commemoration and has become a secular holiday through which the population project their image of Muslims, drawing on historical perceptions. In addition, the changes introduced into ‘Moors and Christians’ during the past decades reflect developments in Spanish society in relation to gender issues, as well as adjustments to accommodate the increasing Muslim population.
K1 Islam
K1 Minderheiten/Randgruppen
K1 Spanien
K1 minorities/marginal groups
K1 Spain