Islamic society in a new environment : adaptation or transformation. The south of the Iberian Peninsula in the Middle Ages

Abstract

The arrival of Islamic populations and their installation in the Iberian Peninsula resulted in a new relationship between this society and an environment different to its own. Our aim is to evaluate the nature of this relationship, in other words, the impact that both society and the environment had on each other. We analyze, among other things, irrigation, dry lands and livestock, focusing on the territory of Granada in the Middle Ages, especially from the work we are carrying out in different areas of the region.