The Moors?

"The Moors?" interrogates the figure of "the Moor" in some of its medieval and modern textual and cinematic incarnations. This essay discusses the figure's historical evolution and instability and comments on its particular social agency in medieval Iberia.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:	Medieval Encounters Vol. 15; no. 2/4; pp. 307 - 319
Main Author:	Brann, Ross
Format:	Article
Published:	Brill Academic Publishers 2009
Subjects:	Muslims in motion pictures Muslim history Berbers Essays Iberian Peninsula
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Summary:	"The Moors?" interrogates the figure of "the Moor" in some of its medieval and modern textual and cinematic incarnations. This essay discusses the figure's historical evolution and instability and comments on its particular social agency in medieval Iberia.