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The Formation of al-Andalus, Part 1 History and Society

Edited By Manuela Marin Copyright 1998
    552 Pages
    by Routledge

    552 Pages
    by Routledge
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    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.

    Contents: Introduction; The itineraries of the Muslim conquest of al-Andalus in the light of a new source: Ibn al-Shabbat, Emilio de Santiago Simón; The Muslim settlement of Spania/al-Andalus, Maria Jesús Viguera Molíns; 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 Hernández; 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, Míkel de Epalza; From the Roman to the Arab: the rise of the city of Murcia, Alfonso Carmona González; From Civitas to Madina: destruction and formation of the city in south-east al-Andalus: the archaeological debate, Sonia Gutiérrez Lloret; Cities founded by the Muslims in al-Andalus, Leopoldo Torres Balbás; Four questions in connection with Ibn Hafsun, Maribel Fierro; From the Sikkat al-Andalus to the mint of Madinat al-Zahra’, Alberto Canto García; Settlement and fortification in southern al-Andalus: the formation of a land of Husun, Manuel Acién Almansa; Considerations with respect to Al-Thaghr in al-Andalus and the political-administrative division of Muslim Spain, Jacinto Bosch Vilá; The zalmedina of Córdoba, Joaquin Vallvé Bermejo; The manifest caliph: Umayyad ceremony in Córdoba, or the staging of power, Miquel Barceló; Eastern influences in al-Andalus, Juan Zozaya; The structure of the family in al-Andalus, María Luisa Ávila; Index.

    Biography

    Sætnan, Ann Rudinow; Schneider, Ingrid; Green, Nicola

    ’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 Studies
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