Contents
List of Figures
Preface: My Family Narrative
The Setting
The Back Story: al-Andalus, Convivencia, and Andalusian Nationalism
Historical Memory and Contemporary Conflicts: Narratives about al-Andalus in Immigration and Cultural Politics
The Methods behind this Narrative
Recognition and Sustainable Tolerance
Recognition, Toleration, and Power
Toleration and “Civilization”
Early Modern to Late Modern Travelogues, Ethnographies, and Histories
Late Modern Memoirs and a Collaborative Community History
4. 21st-Century Televisual Narratives about Órgiva
The Maghrebian Connection as Strictly Part of the Past
Órgiva as a Site for Contemporary Islam: The Titillation of the Return of Islam vs. a Continuation of the Convivencia
Convivencia-Washing for Regional and National Audiences
“The Locals”: Alpujarrans and Andalusians Who Have Lived in Órgiva for a Generation or More
The First of Recent Incomers: Lifestyle Migrants and Alternatives from Northern Europe and Metropolitan Spain
Spiritual Chain Migration: The Influx of Converts to Islam
The Other Muslims in Órgiva: Migrants from the Maghreb
6. Bridges between Parallel Worlds: The Creation of Shared Narratives Via Estrangement
7. Conclusions: Accepting Estrangement, Building Bridges, and Two-Way Tolerance
Notes
Bibliography