Fragmentos de orientalismo español del S. XVII
2006; Spanish National Research Council; Volume: 66; Issue: 222 Linguagem: Espanhol
10.3989/hispania.2006.v66.i222.8
ISSN1988-8368
Autores Tópico(s)Hispanic-African Historical Relations
ResumoThis paper looks at Arabic Studies in 17th-century Spain.According to the traditional interpretation, this century saw an «eclipse» in Spanish oriental scholarship.On the contrary, I will try to show that there was a continuous and permanent interest in Arabic Studies in Spain, not least because of the numerous questions raised by the forgery of the Lead Books of Sacromonte of the late 16th century.To demonstrate this continuity, I study several translations of Arabic texts into Spanish, some hitherto unknown or considered lost.I also discuss the cases of various prominent Spanish scholars and historians of the time, who, like the ----1 Este artículo es resultado del trabajo de investigación que llevamos a cabo dentro del proyecto de investigación «Los Libros Plúmbeos del Sacromonte: edición y estudio del texto árabe» (HUM2004-02018/FILO), cuya Investigadora Principal es Mercedes García-Arenal.Con ella discuto y comparto ideas y bibliografía constantemente, así que buena parte de lo mejor de este texto se debe a ella.También lo ha leído y dicutido, en una primera redacción, Cristina Jular.
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