My "Black Swan"

In my professional work in the field of medieval studies, I explore the interaction between Islamic law and Christian law on the Iberian Peninsula from the 13th to the early 15th century, with a primary focus on the Crown of Aragon. I raised questions about the preservation of Muslim legal identity and also examined the presence of norms of Muslim law in the decisions of Christian courts. A chance coincidence allowed for a new perspective on the interaction between Crown law and Muslim law at a practical level. This led to an unexpected and somewhat paradoxical conclusion: despite the religious nature of medieval mentality and the sacral character of all medieval law as a regulator of social relations and dominion-subordination relationships, the legal culture of the medieval period demonstrated a very broad horizon and the ability to socially regulate through the creation of a common legal space for different confessions. The article reveals the stages of scientific research, the method of working with sources, and discusses the role of unpredictable randomness in the work of a scholar.