From the Archives: The Blackbird Sings

Sometimes life makes it impossible to write blog posts on a dependable basis.  This is one of the those times.  For the next little while, I’m going to run pieces from September and October in years past.  I hope you enjoy them, and I’ll be back as soon as I can. Next up, a post…

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Infidel Kings and Unholy Warriors

If you’ve spent much time here in the Margins, you know that I’m fascinated by historical boundaries: the times and places where two cultures meet (peacefully or, more often, not) and change each other. One of my favorite examples of a historical boundary is Islamic Spain, where Dar al Islam and Christendom met in exciting…

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