The Medieval Church · 854
The Luminous Indiculus
Paulus Albarus · c. 800–861
What it is
A defence of the Córdoba martyrs that breaks off to lament that young Christians now read Arabic poetry with delight and can barely write a decent Latin letter.
Why it lasted
The most quoted evidence for cultural assimilation in Muslim Spain, written by someone appalled by it.
Where to read it
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