Minding their place : space and religious hierarchy in Ibn al-Qayyim's Aḥkām ahl al-dhimma / by Antonia Bosanquet.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bosanquet, Antonia, author.

Series:

History of Christian-Muslim relations (Leiden, Netherlands) ; v. 42.

History of Christian-Muslim relations, 1570-7350 ; volume 42

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ibn Qayyim al-Jawzīyah, Muḥammad ibn Abī Bakr, 1292-1350. Aḥkām ahl al-dhimmah.

Ibn Qayyim al-Jawzīyah, Muḥammad ibn Abī Bakr.

Minorities--Islamic Empire.

Minorities.

Religious minorities--Legal status, laws, etc.

Religious minorities.

Islamic Empire.

Dhimmis (Islamic law).

Physical Description:

x, 442 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2020]

Summary:

"Antonia Bosanquet's Minding Their Place is the first full-length study of Ibn al-Qayyim's (d. 751/1350) collection of rulings relating to non-Muslim subjects, Aḥkām ahl al-dhimma. It offers a detailed study of the structure, content and authorial method of the work, arguing that it represents the author's personal composition rather than a synthesis of medieval rulings, as it has often been understood. On this basis, Antonia Bosanquet analyses how Ibn al-Qayyim's presentation of rulings in Aḥkām ahl al-dhimma uses space to convey his view of religious hierarchy. She considers his answer to the question of whether non-Muslims have a place in the Abode of Islam, how this is defined and how his definition contributes to Ibn al-Qayyim's broader theological world-view"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1. Questions Raised in this Study

2. Terms and Concepts

3. Space and Ahkam ahl al-dhimma

4. Text as Space?

5. Significance of this Study

6. Method and Chapter Outline

pt. 1 Ahkam ahl al-dhimma: Text and Content

1. Author, Text and Reception

1. Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya

2. The Text of Ahkam ahl al-dhimma

3. Reception

4. Manuscripts and Editions

2. Historical Background

1. Muslims and non-Muslims in the Mamluk Empire

2. The `Ulama' in the Mamluk Period

3. Literary Precedents

1. The Pact of `Umar' and the Contract Genre

2. The Fiqh Compendia

3. Juristic Literature Focusing on the Ahl al-Dhimma

4. Manuals of Governance and Statecraft

5. Addb al-Muhtasib

6. Mamluk Prescriptive Literature

7. Similarities and Differences Between the Literary Precedents for Ahkam ahl al-dhimma

8. Conclusions: Locating Ahkam ahl al-dhimma

4. Structure and Method

1. Structure and Subject Division Within Ahkam ahl al-dhimma

2. Sources and Method

3. Sources for Ahkam Ahl al-Dhimma

4. Source Incorporation and Authorial Agency

5. The Dialectical Method

6. Digression: its Uses and Functions

7. Qur'anic Verses and Hadith

8. Conclusion to Part One

pt. 2 Space in Ahkam ahl al-dhimma

5. Separate Space

1. Mosques, Churches and Dhimmi Homes

2. Geographical Boundaries and Muslim Space

3. Sulh Land, Anwa Land and Dhimmi Space

4. Tax

5. Employment in State Administration

6. Festivals

7. Dhimmi Marriage

8. The Dhimmi Wife and the Female Body

9. Death, Burial and the Afterlife

10. Conclusion: Separate Space and Private Space in Ahkam ahl al-dhimma

6. The Relational Space of Personal Interaction

1. Greeting

2. Visiting the Sick and Attending Funerals

3. Commercial Exchange and Business Partnerships

4. Conversion to Islam and Marriage Relations

5. The Female Convert's Relations with her Non-Muslim Family

6. The Male Convert's Relations with his Non-Muslim Family

7. Mixed Marriages and Shared Households

8. Conclusion: The Characterisation of the Dhimmi

7. The Relational Space of Public Performance

1. Structural Incorporation of the Pact of `Umar in Ahkam Ahl al-Dhimma

2. Ibn al-Qayyim's Sources for the Pact of `Umar'

3. Ibn al-Qayyim's Presentation of the Pact of `Umar'

4. Stage Props: Movable Religious Symbols

5. Stage Backdrop: Non-Movable Religious Symbols

6. Scripting Dhimmi Performance: Regulating Appearance and Comportment

7. Conclusion

8. The Contested Space of Non-Muslim Children

1. Ahkam Ahl al-Dhimma and the Question of Dhimmi Children

2. Sources and Framing

3. Children in This Abode: Legal Responsibility and Religious Education

4. Legitimising the Non-Muslim Status of the Child

5. Legitimising the Conversion of the Non-Muslim Child

6. Sunni Positions on the Fate of Non-Muslim Children After Death

7. Ibn al-Qayyim's Review of the Positions

8. Conclusion

Conclusion: Space, Religious Difference and Ahkam ahl al-dhimma

1. Space in Ahkam ahl al-dhimma

2. Muslims and non-Muslims in Ahkam Ahl al-Dhimma

3. The Place of Dhimmis in the Abode of Islam

4. Identity, Alterity and Power

5. Ahkam Ahl al-Dhimma, Regulatory Discourse about Dhimmis and Ibn al-Qayyim.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Bosanquet, Antonia, Minding their place

ISBN:

9789004423695

9004423699

OCLC:

1159624225