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Originally Posted by Breha
She is the strongest denouncer of that myth, correctly dating it back to french freemasonic writers of the 19th century, who were encouraged by an anti-catholic spirit.
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That belongs to the period of the Romanticism, where various myths were created. One such myth was that of the peaceful and prosperous Al Andalus. Another myth was that of the Noble Savage.
As a side note, it is interesting to notice that some modern states base their idea of nationhood in the masonic influenced Romantic Nationalism of that time.
Il Risorgimento or the Italian Unification was one of these. The Unification of Germany was another.
Returning to the issue of the myth of the peaceful coexistence, she is neither the stronger nor the first denouncer of it. The arguments that have been used to support that myth are weak and flawed. The relations of the Christian kingdoms with the indepent Muslim kingdoms of
Taifas is a complex one and often misunderstood.
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