期刊名称：International Journal of Euro-Mediterranean Studies
印刷版ISSN：1855-3362
出版年度：2008
卷号：1
期号：1
出版社：Euro-Mediterranean University
摘要：although many of the terms and concepts we useto define processes and phenomena in contemporary society can beapplied to past situations, a mere mechanical transposition withoutany necessary contextualization, can easily lead to analytical and in-terpretative anachronisms. In late medieval Mediterranean Iberia,the internal connections between Christians and Muslims generatedtransverse figures who were able to cross religious and cultural bound-aries in order to facilitate contacts and exchanges, and these peoplemay also be considered as examples of historical intercultural dia-logue. Yet, with a few notable exceptions, they approached the 'Other'for intellectual reasons and with true convictions or a predispositionto dialogue. They did it merely on a pragmatic level. Hence, inter-cultural contacts and the crossing of boundaries did not necessarilyentail understanding or dialogue. However, these people representedthe first step toward getting to know and being able to understandand accept the 'Other'.1
