The Routledge handbook of Muslim Iberia / edited by Maribel Fierro.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Fierro, Ma. Isabel (María Isabel), editor.

Series:

Routledge handbooks.

Routledge handbooks

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Muslims--Spain--History.

Muslims.

Spain--History--711-1516.

Spain.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxiv, 816 pages) : illustrations, maps.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge, [2020]

Biography/History:

Maribel Fierro is a research professor at the Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (Instituto de Lenguas y Culturas del Mediterrǹeo-CSIC), Spain. Her research focuses on the political, religious and intellectual history of al-Andalus and the Maghreb, Islamic law, the construction of orthodoxy and the persecution of heresies, and violence and its representation in Medieval Arabic sources. Among her publications: The Almohad Revolution. Politics and religion in the Islamic West during the twelfth-thirteenth centuries (2012), and Abd al-Rahman III: The first Cordoban caliph (2005). She has been the recipient of the Anneliese Maier Award 2014 of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation.

Summary:

"This handbook offers an overview of the main issues regarding the political, economic, social, religious, intellectual and artistic history of the Iberian Peninsula during the period of Muslim rule (8th-15th centuries). A comprehensive list of primary and secondary sources attests the vitality of the academic study of al-Andalus (= Muslim Iberia) and its place in present-day discussions about the past and the present. The contributors are all specialists with diverse backgrounds providing different perspectives and approaches. The volume includes chapters dealing with the destiny of the Muslim population after the Christian conquest and with the posterity of al-Andalus in art, literature and different historiographical traditions. The chapters are organised in the following sections: Political history, concentrating on rulers and armies -- Social, religious and economic groups -- Intellectual and cultural developments -- Legacy and memory of al-Andalus. Offering a synthetic and updated academic treatment of the history and society of Muslim Iberia, this comprehensive and up-to-date collection provides an authoritative and interdisciplinary guide. It is a valuable resource for both specialists and the general public interested in the history of the Iberian Peninsula, Islamic and Medieval studies"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Cover

Half Title

Title Page

Copyright Page

Dedication

Table of Contents

List of figures

List of maps

List of dynastic tables

List of boxes

List of contributors

Notes on transliteration and dates

Introduction: Languages, academic traditions and disciplinary backgrounds in the study of al-Andalus

Part I: Rulers

Chapter 1: The Iberian Peninsula before the Muslim conquest

Chapter 2: The conquerors and the formation of al-Andalus

Chapter 3: Centralization and consolidation: the Cordoban Umayyads and the Amirids

Chapter 4: Replication and fragmentation: the Taifa kingdoms

Chapter 5: Berber rule and Abbasid legitimacy: the Almoravids (434/1042-530/1147)

Chapter 6: Berber rule and the Maghribi Caliphate: the Almohads

Chapter 7: Resistance and adaptation: the Nasrids

Chapter 8: The coins of al-Andalus: ideological evolution and historical context

Part II: Society

Chapter 9: Arabs, Berbers, and Local Converts

Chapter 10: Christians, Jews and the dhimma status

Chapter 11: Women and slaves

Chapter 12: Traders and peasants

Chapter 13: Secretaries and the running of government

Chapter 14: Scholars, jurists and the legal system

Chapter 15: Ascetics and Sufis

Part III: Culture

Chapter 16: Poetry and literature

Chapter 17: Religious sciences

Chapter 18: Historiography and geography

Chapter 19: Philosophy

Chapter 20: Sciences and technology

Chapter 21: Art and architecture

Chapter 22: Material culture

Chapter 23: Daily life and popular culture

Part IV: The aftermath of al-Andalus

Chapter 24: Living as Muslims under Christian rule: the Mudejars

Chapter 25: The forced conversions and the Moriscos

Chapter 26: The integration of al-Andalus in Islamic historiography: the view from the Maghrib and the Mashriq.

Chapter 27: The memory of al-Andalus in early modern Spain

Chapter 28: Writing on al-Andalus in the modern Islamic World

Chapter 29: Writing the history of al-Andalus: Spain and the West

Chapter 30: The Alhambra around the world: images and constructions of an aesthetic paradigm of modernity

Chapter 31: The politics and aesthetics of Convivencia

Glossary

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-317-23354-9

1-315-62595-4

1-317-23355-7

9781315625959

OCLC:

1137178384