2009/06/01 by Michael Lower · 1 citation
Social Sciences · Arts and Humanities · #Historical and Linguistic Studies #Medieval History and Crusades #Islamic Studies and History #CONQUEST #Rhetoric #Fifteenth #History #Ancient history #Theme (computing) #Islam #Classics #Philosophy #Theology #Archaeology
paper · doi:10.1080/09518960903000744
openalex publication_date 2009/06/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/29
The fifteenth century is often seen as a turning point in Iberian Christian relations with North Africa, with the crusading rhetoric of recovery, or recuperatio, giving way after 1492 to the language of conquest and conversion, or dilatatio. In this paper, I consider an earlier example of North African–Iberian relations that brought the dilatatio theme to the fore. In this case, however, it was a Muslim prince who took the initiative. His name was Ibn al-Lihyani, and he seems to have understood the Christian urges of conquest and conversion well enough to turn them to his own advantage.