Ibn García's shu'ūbiyya Letter

Ethnic and Theological Tensions in Medieval al-Andalus

Göran Larsson (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

256 Seiten

2002
Brill (Verlag)
978-90-04-12740-1 (ISBN)

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A study of the mediaeval shu'ubiyyah movement (in which non-Arab Muslims sought equality of power and status with Arabs) in al-Andalus, Muslim Spain. It analyzes a letter composed by Ibn Garcia during the 11th century, discussing the tensions between Arab and non-Arab Muslims in detail.

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.

Göran Larsson, Ph.D. (2000) in religious studies, University of Göteborg, is working as a lecturer and researcher in religious history and behavioural science at the University of Göteborg. He has published several articles on the history of al-Andalus, Swedish Oriental studies and Islam in Sweden.

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

Erscheint lt. Verlag	25.11.2002
Reihe/Serie	The Medieval and Early Modern Iberian World ; 16
Verlagsort	Leiden
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 235 mm
Gewicht	507 g
Themenwelt	Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Mittelalter
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Islam
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
ISBN-10	90-04-12740-2 / 9004127402
ISBN-13	978-90-04-12740-1 / 9789004127401
Zustand	Neuware