Crescent Remembered : Islam and Nationalism on the Iberian Peninsula.

Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Series Editor's Preface -- Preface and Acknowledgements -- List of Illustrations -- Introduction -- Europe and Islam: Encounters, Memory, Imagination -- Islam and Nationalism on the Iberian Peninsula: Research Questions -- Methods and Sources -- Research Overview -- Religion and Nation -- Iberian History -- Images of Islam in Spain and Portugal -- 1 Islam as a Historical Enemy: The Middle Ages as Portrayed in the Historiography -- Islam in the Search for a "Ser De España" -- Between Aversion and Fascination: Modesto Lafuente Y Zamalloa -- Exclusion: Marcelino Menéndez Pelayo -- Marginalization: Manuel Merry Y Colón -- From Religion to Civilization: Rafael Altamira Y Crevea -- Cultural Influence with Reservations: Ramón Menéndez Pidal, Cláudio Sánchez-albornoz -- Islam in the "Nacionalismos Periféricos": The Example of the Basque Country -- Islam in the Search for Portuguese Origins -- Demystification: Alexandre Herculano De Carvalho E Araujo -- Instruction: Joaquin Pedro De Oliveira Martins -- Romanticization: Joaquin Teófilo Fernandes Braga -- Reluctance and Acceptance: Catholic Authors -- Comparative Conclusions -- 2 Islam as an Object of Research: Integration of the Islamic Cultural Heritage -- Spain's Well-known Heritage: The Idea of a "Spanish Islam" -- Al-andalus as National Reference: Spanish Arabists Interpret the past -- Islamic Architecture as National Monument: The Example of the Alhambra -- Portugal's Forgotten Heritage: The Late Discovery of Islamic Roots -- Portugal's Origins: Portuguese Arabists Interpret the past -- The Discovery of Islamic Architecture: The Example of Mértola -- Comparative Conclusions -- 3 Islam as a "Colonial Other": The Iberian Dictatorships -- Spain: Struggle to Expand Power (1898-1956) -- Reluctance: Images of Islam in the Moroccan Wars (1859-1921).

Approaches: "Africanistas" before the Civil War (1909-1936) -- Propaganda: Islamic Fear as a Weapon in the Civil War (1936-1939) -- Appropriation: Discourses of Brotherhood in Early Francoism (1936-1956) -- Portugal: Struggle to Maintain Power (1890-1974) -- Civilization: The Idea of a Christian Empire (1890-1945) -- Distrust: Islam as Threat for the Colonies (1945-1960) -- Integration: Towards a "Portuguese Ecumenism" (1960-1974) -- Comparative Conclusions -- 4 Islam as a National Lesson: Staging the past -- Islam as a Leading Actor: The "Moors of Our Days" in Spain -- History Textbooks From the Spanish Restoration to Francoism -- Commemorations during the Restoration -- Islam as a Supporting Actor: Heroes Without Enemies in Portugal -- History Textbooks From the Monarchy to the Estado Novo -- Commemorations in the Estado Novo (1939-1947) -- Comparative Conclusions -- 5 Islam as Folkloristic Invention: Popular Festivals and Regional Identity -- "Moors and Christians": Festivals in Southern Valencia -- Invention of Tradition: Nationalization of the Festivals in the Nineteenth Century -- Prohibition, Fraternization, Reservation: The Festivals as a Reflection of Twentieth-century Politics -- Bugios, Turcos and Charlemagne: Festivals in Northern Portugal -- The Mouro: His Historical and Mythical Significance -- Representations of Otherness -- Comparative Conclusions -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography.

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