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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Doug M: [QB] Andalus was an Islamic civilization and the population was multi-ethnic. This included various European peoples and various African peoples, along with various people from Syria, Persia, Mesopotamia and Arabia. It wasn't simply about "blacks" bringing culture to Spain. Islam at that time was much more of a clearing house for ancient culture and traditions from cultures pre-dating Islam. Hence, you had a blend of ancient Greek, Roman, Egyptian, Persian, Babylonian, Persian, Chinese, Indian and other traditions all blending together into one. And because each region of the Islamic world had its own "flavor" of art, architecture and culture based on the infusion of local traditions, Andalus was primarily heavily influenced by African traditions, including Egyptian, Berber, Mauritanian, West Africa and Carthage. Obviously all the traditions of Andalus did not originate in Africa. Far from it. But there was an undeniable African stamp on the culture of Andalus because of its proximity to the continent. Much of this can be seen in the traditions of leather work, pottery, jewelry, dress, furniture, metalwork, tile, decoration, embroidery, horse warfare, music and so on. But many of the other primary traditions originate in Syria, including the architecture and so on. So in reality it was the Islamic world that decided to build an advanced civilization in Andalus not simply blacks. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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