However, the reality of Convivencia was far more complex and nuanced. While there were periods of remarkable tolerance and intellectual exchange, it was never a utopia. Non-Muslims held the legal status of (protected people). This allowed them to practice their religion and govern their own communities, but it also subjected them to special taxes (the jizya ), social restrictions, and a subordinate legal status. They were, for example, generally prohibited from building new churches or proselytizing to Muslims. Moreover, periods of political instability often led to increased religious persecution. The fanatical Almoravid and Almohad regimes, in particular, brutally suppressed non-Muslims, leading to the flight or forced conversion of many Christians and Jews. As one modern scholar put it, the ideal of a multi-faith paradise is a "myth" that overlooks the genuine social inequities and intermittent violence that characterized life in medieval Iberia. Convivencia, therefore, is best understood not as a constant state of perfect harmony, but as a dynamic and often fragile interplay of conflict, cooperation, and coexistence that was nevertheless a remarkable achievement for its time.
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