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Guardians of Islam: Religious Authority and Muslim Communities of Late Medieval Spain
Kathryn A. Miller
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Description for Guardians of Islam: Religious Authority and Muslim Communities of Late Medieval Spain
Hardback. Num Pages: 296 pages, 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3H; HBLC1; HRH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 239 x 163 x 23. Weight in Grams: 532.
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 and newly discovered texts, she unearths a sustained effort to connect with Muslim coreligionaries and preserve practice and belief in the face ... Read more
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 and newly discovered texts, she unearths a sustained effort to connect with Muslim coreligionaries and preserve practice and belief in the face ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
Number of Pages
296
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231136129
SKU
V9780231136129
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About Kathryn A. Miller
Kathryn A. Miller is assistant professor of history at Stanford University. Her research interests focus on medieval Iberia, Jewish-Christian-Muslim relations in the medieval Mediterranean, commerce, and comparative legal history. Her current research concerns the trade of captives across religious boundaries between the fourteenth and sixteenth centuries in the Mediterranean.
Reviews for Guardians of Islam: Religious Authority and Muslim Communities of Late Medieval Spain
Miller writes lucidly and with an evident appreciation for language and the well-turned phrase. The book is not only a must but a pleasure to read.
Janina Safran Journal of Ecclesiastical History Miller writes lucidly and with an evident appreciation for language and the well-turned phrase. The book is not only a "must" but a pleasure to read. Speculuma ... Read more
Janina Safran Journal of Ecclesiastical History Miller writes lucidly and with an evident appreciation for language and the well-turned phrase. The book is not only a "must" but a pleasure to read. Speculuma ... Read more