HIST-338 Lecture Notes - Lecture 30: Averroes, High Middle Ages, Al-Andalus
28 Nov 2020
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Al-andalus" next phase had little to do with christians in the north. In the second half of the 11th century, the berber led almoravid dynasty invaded al- Centred out of marrakesh, the almoravids consolidated power over western north africa. By the 12th century, they took up most of the independent taifas in iberia. Al-andalus continued thanks to the patronage of its rulers as an intellectual hub. This was still the case when the almohads arrived in the 12th century. They were a berber led dynasty from north africa. They had a base of support in morocco. They sought to claim the caliphate for themselves. They had a reputation as opponents of the moral laxity of cultured elites. They were less interested in the coexistence across the abrahamic traditions. It preserved its character as a place of cultural and intellectual creativity. It produced huminaries like the mathematician ibn bajja and the philosopher ibn tufayl.
