CHRISTIANITY AND ISLAM ***
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CHRISTIANITY AND ISLAM IN SPAIN
A.D. 756-1031
C.R. HAINES, M.A.
AUTHOR OF "ENGLAND AND THE OPIUM TRADE"; "EDUCATION AND MISSIONS"; "VERSIONS IN VERSE."
LONDON
KEGAN PAUL, TRENCH &CO., PATERNOSTER SQUARE
1889
[Note: While there is only one Chapter IX in the Table of Contents, there are two in text. I believe the first was meant to be part of Chapter VIII.]
TABLE OF CONTENTS.
CHAPTER I.
Invasion of Spain by the barbarians--Its easy conquest--Quarrels among the conquerors--Departure of the Vandals--Visigoths gain the supremacy--Conflict with Eastern Empire--Reduction of the Suevi--All Spain becomes Gothic--Approach of Saracens--Planting of Christianity in Spain--St James--Gospel first preached at Elvira--Irenaeus--Persecutions--Martyrs--Council of Elvira--Council of Nice--Number of Christians--Paganism proscribed--Julian--Arianism--Ulphilas--Conversion of barbarians--Degeneracy of religion--Priscillian--His heresy condemned--Priscillian burnt--Paganism, in Spain--The Gothic Government--Church and State--Power of king--Election of bishops--Arianism of Goths--Ermenegild--Bigotry in Spain--Jews--Influence of clergy--Of the pope 1-11
CHAPTER II.
Period of Gothic rule--Degeneracy of Goths--Causes of their fall--Battle of Guadalete--Resistance of towns--Theodomir--Remnant in the North--Mohammedanism--Its rise and progress--Reduction of Africa--Siege of Constantinople--Attacks on Spain--Tarif--Arabs in Gaul--Anarchy in Spain--Christians in the North--Clemency of the Arabs--Treaties--Conquest easy--Rhapsodies of Isidore--Slaves--Jews--Impartiality of Arab governors--Khalifate established--Feuds of Arabs and Berbers--Revolt of Berbers--Syrian Arabs--Settlement of Arabs--Effect of Berber wars 11-25
CHAPTER III.
Landing of Abdurrahman--Khalifate of Cordova--Condition of Christians--Proselytism--Apostates--Arabs and Spaniards--Evidence of Christian writers--Condition of the people--Serfs--No revolts--No solidarity with the Christians in the North--Relations with Arabs at first friendly--The jehad in Spain--Martyrs in battle--Fabulous martyr--Anambad, first martyr--Peter of Najuma--No other till 824--John and Adulphus--Causes of Martyrdoms--Amalgamation of the two peoples--Intermarriage--Children of mixed parents--Nunilo and Alodia--Mania for martyrdom--Voluntary martyrdoms--The Spanish confessors--Threatened deterioration in the Church--Christianity infected with Moslem customs--Religious fervour in convents--Fanaticism, of monks--Fresh martyrs--Perfectus, John, Isaac--Arab inability to understand the motives of these martyrs--Causes of fanaticism--Sanctus--Peter--Walabonsus, etc 25-40
CHAPTER IV.
Flora and Maria--Their adventures--Trial--Meet Eulogius in prison--Their execution--Other martyrs--Hidden Christians--Aurelius, Sabigotha, etc--Plan for procuring martyrdom--Miracle in prison--Execution--Other martyrs--Death of Abdurrahman II.--Mohammed I.--Martyrs--Prodigy upon their execution--Outrage in a mosque--Punishment of offenders--Apprehension of king--Meditates a persecution--Even a massacre--Series of martyrdoms--Cloister of Tabanos suppressed--Columba, Pomposa--Abundius a true martyr--Others martyred--Censor of Cordova--Persecution and death of Ruderic--Eulogius--Parentage and antecedents--Opposes amalgamation of Arabs and Christians--Encourages learning of Latin--Imprisonment--Elected Bishop of Toledo--Again imprisoned--Trial--Execution--His relics 40-54
