Dutch scholars on Muslim Spain [Ressource électronique]

This paper deals with Dutch scholarship on Muslim Spain during three periods of Dutch history: the Reformation, Romanticism and the last quarter of the twentieth century. The interest of Dutch scholars in Muslim Spain is related to general preoccupations of each of these periods. The popularity of Ibn Tufayl's Hayy ibn Yaqzan among Dutch readers in the seventeenth and eighteenth century is linked to the contemporary debate on the relationship between reason and religion. The interest of nineteenth century scholars as Reinhart Dozy in al-Andalus is related to a general European trend: Romantic interest in the Middle Ages and the Orient. Most attention is devoted to Dutch scholars of Muslim Spain of the last quarter of the twentieth century. Their conclusions are evaluated in the light of the popular Dutch notion of al-Andalus as a perfect multicultural society. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] Copyright of Al-Masaq: Islam & the Medieval Mediterranean is the property of Routledge and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)