Ibn Garcia's Shu'Ubiyya Letter : Ethnic and Theological Tensions in Medieval Al-Andalus (Medieval and Early Modern Iberian World)

Larsson, Goran

Brill Academic Pub（2003/01発売）

• 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版／ページ数 244 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9789004127401
• DDC分類 946.802

基本説明

This volume deals with the medieval shu'ubiyyah movement (in which non-Arab Muslims sought equality of power and status with Arabs) in al-Andalus, Muslim Spain.

Full Description

This volume deals with the medieval shu'ūbiyyah movement (in which non-Arab Muslims sought equality of power and status with Arabs) in al-Andalus, Muslim Spain. By analysing a letter composed by Ibn García during the 11th century, the tensions between Arab and non-Arab Muslims are discussed in detail. Symbols, stories and legends used in the shu'ūbiyyah corpus of writings are analysed in the light of the political and theological development in al-Andalus and the Muslim world. Authority, legitimacy and power are central both to the discussion of Ibn García's letter and the history of the shu'ūbiyyah movement.
The first part gives the historical background to the history of al-Andalus. Ethnic conflicts and tensions related to authority and power are of special interest. The second part, gives a detailed analysis of Ibn García's shu'ūbiyyah letter in relation to the historical and contemporary situation in al-Andalus.

Contents

Preface
Maps

1. By Way of Introduction
2. The Formative Period of al-andalus
3. The Symbolic Articulation of Power
4. Dissidents during the Caliphate Period
5. Ibn Garcia and the Context of His Time
6. The Reading of Ibn Garcia
Conclusions

Bibliography
Index of Proper Names