Free event also sponsored by the Spanish Consulate General in Houston
WHAT:
Archaeology Now and the Consulado General de España en Houston present the first in a series of 11 events exploring medieval al-Andalus, a place where Christians, Muslims, and Jews lived side by side in relative harmony and built a vibrant, shared culture.
EVENT:
Interactive Evening: Al-Andalus – Medieval Islamic Spain, Three Faiths, One Culture with Professor Brian Catlos, Ph.D., renowned Religious Studies scholar and author.
In this engaging talk, Professor Catlos will explain how Islamic Spain—home to three faiths and one culture—helped shape the foundations of the Western world today. The event is free and open to the public.
Explore the medieval world of al-Andalus, where a frontier kingdom was transformed into the greatest economic and military power in the western Mediterranean. Christians, Jews, and Muslims forged a powerhouse of architectural, artistic, culinary, and scientific creativity within a community framework that bridged the three faiths to create a vibrant common culture, fueled by the realization that they had more in common than they differed.
With Professor Catlos, discover Andalusi identity and Christian-Muslim-Jewish relations in the Middle Ages. Learn why, without al-Andalus, there would be no Beatles or Bill Gates. Interactive audience participation, challenging preconceived cultural ideas, supported by roving microphones, will enhance the experience. Catlos is known for his lively storytelling and for connecting history to our contemporary world.
Professor Catlos will be introduced by The Honorable Avelino Busto Cornejo, Consul of Spain in Houston.
WHO:
Brian A. Catlos earned his Ph.D. in Medieval Studies at the University of Toronto and is Professor of Religious Studies at the University of Colorado Boulder and Research Associate in Humanities at the University of California Santa Cruz. His research focuses on Muslim-Christian-Jewish relations, ethno-religious identity in medieval Europe and the Islamic world, and the history of the pre-Modern Mediterranean.
Catlos serves on the boards of several academic journals and co-directs the Mediterranean Seminar, a leading international forum for Mediterranean Studies. His publications, translated into eight languages, include The Victors and the Vanquished: Christians and Muslims of Catalonia and Aragon, 1050–1300 (Cambridge).
An avid traveler, Catlos has studied and worked in Spain, the UK, the Netherlands, Ecuador, the US, Canada, Syria, and Israel, and traveled widely across the Americas, Europe, North Africa, the Middle East, and Asia.
WHERE: Hudspeth Auditorium, Rice University Campus, Rice University, Entrance #8 at the Intersection of University and Stockton Streets. Paid parking is available in West Lot 4.
Parking information HERE
WHEN: Tuesday, October 21 at 7 pm
COST: Free
For information, please visit https://www.archaeologynow.org/al-andalus.
Highlights of the Al-Andalus Project
- Exclusive Houston programming from an international team of archaeologists, artisans, musicians, historians, chefs, religious studies scholars, and architectural historians that brings al-Andalus to vivid life, featuring experts in person and via Zoom and video.
- Partnerships with Consulado General de España en Houston, Embajada de España en Estados Unidos, Casa de España, and Spanish businesses to feature a culturally and ethnically diverse team of researchers, excavators, and restoration specialists.
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