Tunisia's Andalusians
Edinburgh University Press (Verlag)
978-1-4744-2801-9 (ISBN)
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.
Marta Domínguez Díaz is a Senior Lecturer in Islamic Studies (Anthropology) at the University of St. Gallen. She holds a BA from Barcelona and an MA and PhD from SOAS, London. Previously, she has held research and teaching positions at SOAS and the Woolf Institute in Cambridge and collaborated with the Religious Studies Department at the University of Vienna. Her research interests encompass cultural identities and ethnicity in North Africa, Sufism (North African and European), Islam in Europe, Ritual Studies, Comparative Religion, and Muslim-Jewish Relations. Her publications include, Women in Sufism: Female Religiosities in a Transnational Order (Routledge, 2015) and numerous academic articles in her fields of expertise.
List of Illustrations
Acknowledgements
Note on Transliteration
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
Bibliography
Index
| Erscheinungsdatum | 15.08.2025 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Alternative Histories: Narratives from the Middle East and Mediterranean |
| Zusatzinfo | 11 black and white illustrations |
| Verlagsort | Edinburgh |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 156 x 234 mm |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Islam |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Spezielle Soziologien | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-4744-2801-0 / 1474428010 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-4744-2801-9 / 9781474428019 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
| Informationen gemäß Produktsicherheitsverordnung (GPSR) | |
| Haben Sie eine Frage zum Produkt? |
aus dem Bereich
