El significado geográfico del topónio al-Andalus en las fuentes árabes

Alejandro García Sanjuán

doi:10.3989/aem.2003.v33.i1.196

El significado geográfico del topónio al-Andalus en las fuentes árabes

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Alejandro García Sanjuán Departamento de Historia II, Área de Historia Medieval,Universidad de Huelva

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3989/aem.2003.v33.i1.196

Keywords:

Al-Andalus, Iberian Peninsula, Toponymy, Geography

Abstract

This article discusses the meaning of the term "al-Andalus". Some authors have postulated the existence of a single meaning of political-administrative character. On the contrary, as I shall argue, at least two other meanings for this word can be identified within the Arabic sources. In the first one, al-Andalus has a historical connotation and is used as equivalent of the ancient graeco-latin names "Iberia" and "Hispania", whereas in the second one, of more geographic content, it is used to designate the territory of the Iberian Peninsula.

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2003-06-30

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García Sanjuán, A. (2003). El significado geográfico del topónio al-Andalus en las fuentes árabes. Anuario De Estudios Medievales, 33(1), 3–36. https://doi.org/10.3989/aem.2003.v33.i1.196

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Vol. 33 No. 1 (2003)

Section

Miscelaneous Studies

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