International Journal of History and Cultural Studies
The Heritage of AL-ANDALUS and the Formation of Spanish History and Identity
Imam Ghazali Said
A History of Islamic Spain
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Abstract
This research deals with the Islamic cultural heritage in al-Andalus and its significance for
Spanish history and identity. It attempts to answer the question relating to the significance of Islamic legacies for the construction of Spanish history and identity.
This research is a historical analysis of historical sources or data regarding the problem related to the place and contribution of al-Andalus' or Islamic cultural legacies in its various dimensions. Source-materials of this research are particularly written primary and secondary sources. The interpretation of data employs the perspective of continuity and change, and continuity and discontinuity, in addition to Foucault's power/knowledge relation.