
The Formation of al-Andalus, Part 1
History and Society
Manuela Marin(Editor)
Ashgate Publishing Limited
Published on 21. December 1998
Book
Hardback
552 pages
978-0-86078-708-2 (ISBN)
Description
These two volumes present a conspectus of current research on the history and culture of early medieval Spain and Portugal, from the time of the Arab conquest in 711 up to the fall of the caliphate. They trace the impact of Islamisation on the pre-existing Roman and Visigothic political and social structures, the continuing interaction between Christian and Muslim, and describe the particular development and characteristics of Muslim Spain- al-Andalus. Together, they comprise 38 articles, of which 32 have been translated into English specially for this publication. The first volume focuses on political and social history, and looks in detail at settlement patterns and urbanisation; the second examines questions of language and covers the brilliant cultural and intellectual history of the period.
Reviews / Votes
'The two volumes of The Formation of Al-Andalus provide a great service by introducing the serious student of al-Andalus to a large number of the Spanish (and French) scholars in different fields....' International Journal of Middle East StudiesMore details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 244 mm
Width: 169 mm
Weight
1020 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-86078-708-2 (9780860787082)
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Person
Saetnan, Ann Rudinow; Schneider, Ingrid; Green, Nicola
Content
Contents: Introduction; The itineraries of the Muslim conquest of al-Andalus in the light of a new source: Ibn al-Shabbat, Emilio de Santiago SimA (3)n; The Muslim settlement of Spania/al-Andalus, Maria JesA?s Viguera MolA-ns; Al-Andalus and Gothica Sors, Heinz Halm; The social structure of al-Andalus during the Muslim occupation (711-755) and the founding of the Umayyad monarchy, Miguel Cruz HernA!ndez; The settlement and organisation of the Syrian Junds in al-Andalus, Eduardo Manzano Moreno; An Arab among the Muwallads: Muhammad ibn 'Abd al-Salam al-Khushani, Luis Molina; The population of the region of Valencia during the first two centuries of Muslim rule, Pierre Guichard; Mozarabs: an emblematic Christian minority in Islamic al-Andalus, MA-kel de Epalza; From the Roman to the Arab: the rise of the city of Murcia, Alfonso Carmona GonzA!lez; From Civitas to Madina: destruction and formation of the city in south-east al-Andalus: the archaeological debate, Sonia Gutierrez Lloret; Cities founded by the Muslims in al-Andalus, Leopoldo Torres BalbA!s; Four questions in connection with Ibn Hafsun, Maribel Fierro; From the Sikkat al-Andalus to the mint of Madinat al-Zahra', Alberto Canto GarcA-a; Settlement and fortification in southern al-Andalus: the formation of a land of Husun, Manuel Acien Almansa; Considerations with respect to Al-Thaghr in al-Andalus? and the political-administrative division of Muslim Spain, Jacinto Bosch VilA!; The zalmedina? of CA (3)rdoba, Joaquin Vallve Bermejo; The manifest caliph: Umayyad ceremony in CA (3)rdoba, or the staging of power, Miquel BarcelA (3); Eastern influences in al-Andalus, Juan Zozaya; The structure of the family in al-Andalus, MarA-a Luisa A?vila; Index.