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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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Miller, Kathryn A. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : Columbia University Press, 2008.
Subjects:
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.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Half title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; List of Abbreviations; Introduction: The Muslim Exclaves in Christian Spain; Chapter 1. On the Border of Infidelity; Chapter 2. From Dar al-Islam to Dar al-Harb: Landscapes of Mudejar Spain; Chapter 3. Transmitting Knowledge and Building Networks; Chapter 4. Write It Down!; Chapter 5. Pretending to Be Jurists; Chapter 6. The Scholar's Jihad, the Mudejar Mosque, and Preaching; Chapter 7. Captive Redemption: From Dar al-Harb to Dar al-Islam; Epilogue; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index.

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