Tunisia's Andalusians : the cultural identity of a North African minority / Marta Domínguez Díaz.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dominguez Diaz, Marta (Anthropologist of religion), author.

Series:

Alternative histories

Alternative histories : narratives from the Middle East and Mediterranean

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Andalusians--Tunisia.

Andalusians.

Tunisia--Social life and customs.

Tunisia.

Tunisia--Social conditions.

Tunisia--Race relations.

Physical Description:

1 online resource : illustrations.

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2025]

Summary:

"Tunisia’s Andalusians tells the captivating story of those Andalusians, descendants of Muslims expelled from Spain in the seventeenth century, who sought refuge in Tunisia. Rather than simply replicating Iberian traditions, Andalusian culture in Tunisia stands as a vibrant and evolving phenomenon, shaped by complex dynamics of interaction and adaptation over four centuries. The book dismantles the romanticised view of Andalusian culture as a mere transplantation of al-Andalus, analysing distinctive cultural features that distinguish Andalusians as an ethnic group within Tunisia’s diverse social fabric. Drawing on historical records and contemporary ethnographic data, including personal accounts and family archives, the book sheds light on how Andalusians navigate their unique cultural position amidst a Tunisian national narrative often focused on Arabo-Muslim homogeneity. By examining the complexities of cultural preservation and assimilation, the book offers a nuanced perspective on Andalusian identity, revealing its dynamism and resilience in the face of changing social, political, and economic circumstances"-- De Gruyter Brill.

Contents:

Introduction : Andalusians as a minority

Mudéjares, Moriscos and Andalusians : the historical making of a minority (eighth to early seventeenth centuries)

Shaykhdoms : Andalusian identity and tribal politics

Testour : social relations in an Andalusian town

The shashiyya and the demise of Andalusian material culture

Andalusian traditions : between cultural loss and revival

Andalusians and the past : doing ethnicity through memory

Epilogue : the changing nature of Andalusian identity.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Online resource; title from PDF title page (De Gruyter Brill, viewed February 12, 2026).

Other Format:

Print version: Dominguez Diaz, Marta (Anthropologist of religion) Tunisia's Andalusians

ISBN:

9781474428040

1474428045

9781474428033

1474428037

OCLC:

1529916150

Publisher Number:

CIPO000255360

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license