Religious Disparities In Medieval Spain

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Throughout history, although the liberal approach has been calling on the separation between the politics and the religions, it is unattainable as political powers are often in league with the religions and have always used religious divisions as a weapon for military aggressions. Most wars in Medieval Spain were fought over the question of where the political power resided and who the owner of rich lands and the population should be. It is inappropriate to conclude that Medieval Spain embodied an excellent model of tolerance and interreligious cooperation because there was the side of intolerance and persecution of religious minorities. Even if the religious minorities were granted rights to practice their own religions, such privileges were

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