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Córdoba's Cultural Transformation
- Cordoba grew into a major Islamic center where Christians adopted Arabic language and culture without forced conversion.
- Muslims ruled politically while conversions happened organically over centuries.
The Two Leaders Who Sparked Provocation
- Two Christian leaders, Eulogius and Paul Alvarus, created a campaign to resist cultural loss by provoking Muslims.
- They authored treatises urging public blasphemy and martyrdom as tactics.
Provocation As Identity Strategy
- The movement promoted deliberate public blasphemy to draw attention and halt assimilation.
- Perpetrators sought martyrdom by refusing to recant despite legal warnings.