Muslim culture exerted attraction on Christian settlers in Granada

Evidence

One decree in the name of Queen Juana and dated 1513 was aimed in fact at Old Christians in Granada and is worth quoting almost complete because it will reminds us that in Granada and similar areas the ways of life of the Muslim (ex-Muslim?) community were still capable of exerting their attraction on the newcomers, the Christian settlers. Cultural influences were still not all flowing in a Christianizing direction. — L. P. Harvey, Muslims in Spain, 1500 to 1614, 375 (#corroborates, via linked claim)

In al-Andalus, tact and diplomacy reign. In 969 John of Gorze, monk and emissary of emperor Otto I, came to Córdoba hoping to win a martyr’s crown. He brought letters in which Otto attacked Islam. The Cordovan Christians managed to cool John’s suicidal ardor and convince him not to deliver his incendiary letters. In the following centuries, Mozarab Christians sought to defend their place in the dâr al-Islâm rather than questioning or attacking it. Martyrdom, it seems, had lost its charm. — John V. Tolan, Saracens, 552 (#complicates, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Spanish Christians under Muslim rule became culturally and linguistically Arabized.; Old Christian women adopted Moorish dress in Granada, alarming the crown; Granadan Christians co-opted Islamic religious vocabulary for their own use — L. P. Harvey, Muslims in Spain, 1500 to 1614, 1804 (+4 more)

Broader Connections

• Moorish culture still attracted Christian settlers in Granada by 1513. #corroborates (0.97) — L. P. Harvey, Muslims in Spain, 1500 to 1614, 375
• Christians under Muslim rule in Spain shifted from martyr-seeking to pragmatic accommodation #complicates (0.75) — John V. Tolan, Saracens, 552