Guardians of Islam : Religious Authority and Muslim Communities of Late Medieval Spain.

Muslim enclaves within non-Islamic polities are commonly believed to have been beleaguered communities undergoing relentless cultural and religious decline. Cut off from the Islamic world, these Muslim groups, it is assumed, passively yielded to political, social, and economic forces of assimilation...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Miller, Kathryn A. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Columbia University Press, 2008.
Temas:
711-1516
Muslims > Spain > History.
Mudéjares > Spain > History.
Musulmans > Espagne > Histoire.
Mudéjars > Espagne > Histoire.
RELIGION > Fundamentalism.
RELIGION > Islam > History.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Discrimination & Race Relations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Minority Studies.
Civilization.
Civilization > Islamic influences.
Mudéjares.
Muslims.
Spain > Civilization > Islamic influences.
Spain > Civilization > 711-1516.
Islamic Empire > History.
Espagne > Civilisation > 711-1516.
Islamic Empire.
Spain.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:Muslim enclaves within non-Islamic polities are commonly believed to have been beleaguered communities undergoing relentless cultural and religious decline. Cut off from the Islamic world, these Muslim groups, it is assumed, passively yielded to political, social, and economic forces of assimilation and acculturation before finally accepting Christian dogma. Kathryn A. Miller radically reconceptualizes what she calls the exclave experience of medieval Muslim minorities. By focusing on the legal scholars (faqihs) of fifteenth-century Aragonese Muslim communities and translating little-known an.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (541 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (p. [243]-259) and index.
ISBN:9780231509831
0231509839
9780231136129
0231136129

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