In episode 36, we explore the political history of the Kingdom of Asturias under Kings Alfonso II, Nepotian, and Ramiro I. I also discuss the origins of the Jacobean cult and the emergence of Asturian pre-Romanesque art.

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00:00 Hook
00:22 Alfonso II of Asturias versus Abd al-Rahman II
06:05 The Origin of the Cult of Saint James
12:12 Ramiro versus Nepotian for the Asturian Throne
15:21 The Reign of Ramiro I of Asturias
18:25 Asturian Pre-Romanesque Art
26:35 The Verdict: The Power of a Lie
27:29 Outro

In episode 35, I talk about the voluntary martyrs of Córdoba, the Jewish convert Bodo, the Black musician Ziryab, the situation of the Abbasid Caliphate from its foundation to the year 861, and how Islamic justice worked.

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00:25 The Martyrs of Córdoba
08:35 Bodo, the Deacon who Became a Jew
11:25 Ziryab, the Influencer of Abd al-Rahman II’s Court
18:01 The Abbasid Caliphate up to 861
25:03 Maliki Islamic Law and the Ulema
36:04 The Verdict: The Danger of Focusing on Exceptions
37:19 Outro

How did al-Andalus become a country of Arab culture and a Muslim majority? Was there good coexistence between the Muslims, Christians, and Jews of al-Andalus? What legal restrictions were imposed on Christians and Jews? In episode 34, an essential chapter on the history of al-Andalus and medieval Iberia, I answer these and more questions.

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00:00 Hook
00:26 Arabization in al-Andalus
05:59 Islamization in al-Andalus
14:01 The Legal Status of the Dhimmis
18:00 Conflict or Coexistence in al-Andalus? Interreligious Relations
29:04 The Verdict: Sexual Domination under Islamic Hegemony
30:45 Outro