Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2016/01/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Nice, makes me remember my trip to Cordoba in 2004. Indeed, the period of the Muslim rule in Spain is remembered as a golden age in many respects. The Comunidad Valenciana where I live was reconquered in the late 13th century. The Moros y Crisitianos fiestas that commemorate the reconquista are somewhat ambivalent because the last Moorish ruler of this part of Spain is considered to have been a good and wise king. Cheers, Nathan Cheers, Nathan Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu <http://www.frozenlight.eu/> http:// <http://www.greatpix.eu/>www.greatpix.eu PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws <http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws>Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ <http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/> Cycling: http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator <http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator> YNWA > On 30 Jan 2016, at 07:17, Peter Klein <pklein at threshinc.com> wrote: > > Sorry if I've been a bit quiet lately--I had to take apart and pack up my > den, which is being remodeled. That entailed going through nearly a > quarter-century worth of stuff, deciding what gets thrown out and what > kept. Now, from my temporary perch in a corner of the kitchen, some more > Spain pictures. > > During the time when Muslims ruled southern Spain, the three Abrahamic > faiths got along comparatively well, with Jews and Christians occupying a > fairly benign "dhimmi" status. As the Dutch and Americans later > discovered, freedom of religion has some wonderful fringe benefits--the > arts, sciences and commerce flourished. All this depended on the > enlightenment and tolerance of the local ruler. The political climate > alternated between periods of tolerance and intolerance, depending on who > was in charge. > > The Jewish scholar Maimonides (aka Moses be Maimon, or "the Rambam") was > also a celebrated physician and philosopher. He was born in Cordoba in > 1135. In 1148, the "management" changed, and a period of "leave, convert > or die" ensued. Maimonides traveled widely, and ended up in what is now > Cairo as court physician first to the Grand Vizier, and later the Sultan > Saladin. > > Here's a statue of Maimonides: > <https://www.flickr.com/photos/24844563 at > N04/24674914296/in/dateposted-public/> > > And here are a few views of the old synagogue, built in c. 1315. The > ceiling is high, but the sanctuary is not as big as it looks, measuring > about 7 x 6.5m (22 x 21 ft.). The pictures were taken under crowded tour > group conditions. Note the "Moorish" style decorations coexisting with > Hebrew quotations from the Scriptures. The other synagogues in Cordoba > were destroyed after all Jews were expelled from Spain in 1492. This one > survived as a hospital, a chapel and a nursery school. It has been > partially restored and is now a national monument. > > <https://www.flickr.com/photos/24844563 at > N04/24583353432/in/dateposted-public/> > <https://www.flickr.com/photos/24844563 at > N04/24405591060/in/dateposted-public/> > <https://www.flickr.com/photos/24844563 at > N04/24583351242/in/dateposted-public/> > <https://www.flickr.com/photos/24844563 at > N04/24583350482/in/dateposted-public/> > > Enjoy! > --Peter > > -- > _________________________________________________________________ > Options: http://lists.thomasclausen.net/mailman/listinfo/olympus > Archives: http://lists.thomasclausen.net/mailman/private/olympus/ > Themed Olympus Photo Exhibition: http://www.tope.nl/ >