Table of Contents

Acknowledgements; Note on transliteration and names; Introduction; Part I. Background: 1. Christians in Muslim Córdoba; Part II. The Martyrs: 2. The martyrs of Córdoba; 3. The martyrs of Córdoba and their historians; Part III. Eulogius of Córdoba: 4. The life of Eulogius; 5. Eulogius and the martyrs; Part IV. The Defense of the Martyrs: 6. Martyrdom without miracles; 7. Martyrdom without pagans; 8. Martyrdom without persecution; Part V. The Martyrs Revisited: 9. The martyrs and their motives; Notes; Select bibliography; Index.

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Originally published in 1988, this book offers an important insight into the so-called 'martyrdom movement' that occurred in Córdoba in the 850s.