Episode 28 Gallery
Some of the things we mention in our episode on Spain's "Golden Age" of Faith...
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Some thoughts summarised...
- The "Golden Age" was an age of relative harmony between the three Abrahamic religions. Despite how certain Spanish museums market the period, the truth is a little more nuanced. Though far from progressive by today's standards, it was a time of equality and tolerance in comparison with much of the rest of European history and filled with cultural, theological and economic collaboration. In particular the art of the time was influenced and worked on by a combination of religiosities. Depending on the time period and which ion the three religions one thinks about, there are degrees of harmony to say the least!
- Many scholars debate the exact dates of when the "Golden Age" began and ended but this is more of a semantic or conceptual difference. Some put the dates later in time at a time when Christian Kingdoms cemented their rule, others have the dates earlier when things began to turn sour.
- Its ultimately a very interesting time and shows how romanticisation and historicism can have an effect on the legacy of history but also captures the vivid and volatile dynamics of Medieval Europe.
- The "Golden Age" was an age of relative harmony between the three Abrahamic religions. Despite how certain Spanish museums market the period, the truth is a little more nuanced. Though far from progressive by today's standards, it was a time of equality and tolerance in comparison with much of the rest of European history and filled with cultural, theological and economic collaboration. In particular the art of the time was influenced and worked on by a combination of religiosities. Depending on the time period and which ion the three religions one thinks about, there are degrees of harmony to say the least!
- Many scholars debate the exact dates of when the "Golden Age" began and ended but this is more of a semantic or conceptual difference. Some put the dates later in time at a time when Christian Kingdoms cemented their rule, others have the dates earlier when things began to turn sour.
- Its ultimately a very interesting time and shows how romanticisation and historicism can have an effect on the legacy of history but also captures the vivid and volatile dynamics of Medieval Europe.