'Medieval Anatolia and Iberia, two peninsulas located at opposite ends of the Mediterranean, have often individually attracted research on their religiously and ethnically diverse societies, and in particular the experience of Christian and Muslim coexistence in each region. Usually, though, such research has been conducted in isolation. The present volume makes a significant contribution to the historiography on the medieval Mediterranean by bringing together a collection of essays that allow the reader to approach these societies in comparative perspective, juxtaposing the Anatolian and Iberian experiences of coexistence, and shedding new light on debates about 'convivencia'. Some of the studies in the volume approach the theme by focusing on the political and social history of Muslim, Christian and Jewish communities who existed side by side, but others investigate coexistence through evidence ranging from knowledge transfer via Arabic manuscripts to medieval board games to trade to the plague. Collectively, the volume does much to highlight the social and cultural diversity of the Mediterranean world, and brings to the fore both new evidence and new methodologies for approaching the theme of coexistence, as well as underlining how comparing and contrasting Anatolia and Iberia helps us understand not just the commonalities in the shared experience of coexistence, but also the specific and distinctive features of each region.' Andrew C.S. Peacock, University of St.

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