Non-Muslims in the early Islamic Empire : from surrender to coexistence / Milka Levy-Rubin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Levy-Rubin, Milka, 1955-

Series:

Cambridge studies in Islamic civilization

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Dhimmis (Islamic law)--Legal status, laws, etc--Islamic Empire--History.

Dhimmis (Islamic law).

Dhimmis (Islamic law)--Legal status, laws, etc.

Religious tolerance.

History.

Islam and politics.

Islam and state.

Ethnic relations.

Religious minorities--Legal status, laws, etc.

Religious minorities.

Islamic Empire.

Religious minorities--Legal status, laws, etc--Islamic Empire--History.

Islamic Empire--Ethnic relations.

Minorities (Islamic law).

Islam and state--Islamic Empire--History.

Islam and politics--Islamic Empire--History.

Religious tolerance--Islamic Empire--History.

Islamic Empire--Politics and government.

Politics and government.

Physical Description:

xv, 267 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011.

Summary:

"The Muslim conquest of the East in the seventh century entailed the subjugation of Christians, Jews, Zoroastrians, and others. Although much has been written about the status of non-Muslims in the Islamic empire, no previous works have examined how the rules applying to minorities were formulated. Milka Levy-Rubin's remarkable book traces the emergence of these regulations from the first surrender agreements in the immediate aftermath of conquest to the formation of the canonic document called the Pact of Ụmar, which was formalized under the early Ạbbasids, in the first half of the ninth century. What the study reveals is that the conquered peoples themselves played a major role in the creation of these policies, and that these were based on long-standing traditions, customs, and institutions from earlier pre-Islamic cultures that originated in the worlds of both the conquerors and the conquered. In its connections to Roman, Byzantine, and Sasanian traditions, the book will appeal to historians of Europe as well as Arabia and Persia"--Provided by publisher.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781107004337

1107004330

OCLC:

671238382