Games and Toys in the Medieval Muslim Society of the Iberian Peninsula.

A question of gender or social status?

Authors

  • Antonio Luis Bonilla Martos Departamento de Didáctica de Ciencias Sociales. Facultad de Ciencias la Educación. Universidad de Granada. Granada, España https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9699-0712

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14195/1647-8614_56_03

Keywords:

Medieval age, Iberian Peninsula, chess, token, gameboard

Abstract

 

 Playing is not unique to the human being, it is part of the very nature of many animal species, especially during the first years of life. Instead, what is unique about our species is the elaboration and manufacture of games and toys and its regulated practice. Some of the most emblematic in history, such as chess or Alquerque, came to Europe by the hand of the Arabs through the Iberian Peninsula. Its practice is not confined to a social status, gender or spatial area, or even to an era, as is inferred from the information extracted from the preserved specimens.

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Published

2022-05-11

How to Cite

Bonilla Martos, A. L. (2022). Games and Toys in the Medieval Muslim Society of the Iberian Peninsula.: A question of gender or social status?. Revista Portuguesa De Pedagogia, 56, e056003. https://doi.org/10.14195/1647-8614_56_03

Issue

Vol. 56 (2022)

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