Routledge Handbook of Muslim Iberia

<p>This handbook offers an overview of the main issues regarding the political, economic, social, religious, intellectual and artistic history of the Iberian Peninsula during the period of Muslim rule (eighth–fifteenth centuries). A comprehensive list of primary and secondary sources attests the vitality of the academic study of al-Andalus (= Muslim Iberia) and its place in present-day discussions about the past and the present.</p><p>The contributors are all specialists with diverse backgrounds providing different perspectives and approaches. The volume includes chapters dealing with the destiny of the Muslim population after the Christian conquest and with the posterity of al-Andalus in art, literature and different historiographical traditions. The chapters are organised in the following sections:</p><ul> <p> </p> <li>Political history, concentrating on rulers and armies</li> <p> </p> <li>Social, religious and economic groups</li> <p> </p> <li>Intellectual and cultural developments</li> <p> </p> <li>Legacy and memory of al-Andalus</li> </ul><p>Offering a synthetic and updated academic treatment of the history and society of Muslim Iberia, this comprehensive and up-to-date collection provides an authoritative and interdisciplinary guide. It is a valuable resource for both specialists and the general public interested in the history of the Iberian Peninsula, Islamic and Medieval studies.</p> <p>Introduction. Maribel Fierro <b>PART I. Rulers </b>1. The Iberian Peninsula before the Muslim conquest. <i>Iñaki Martín Viso </i>2. The conquerors and the formation of al-Andalus. <i>Jesús Lorenzo</i> 3. Centralization and consolidation. The Cordoban Umayyads and the Amirids. <i>Xavier Ballestin </i>4. Replication and fragmentation. The Taifa kingdoms. <i>Alejandro García Sanjuán </i>5. Berber rule and Abbasid legitimacy. The Almoravids. <i>Camilo Gomez-Rivas </i>6. Berber rule and the Maghribi caliphate. The Almohads. <i>Pascal Buresi </i>7. Resistance and adaptation. The Nasrids. <i>Francisco Vidal-Castro </i>8. The coins of al-Andalus. Ideological evolution and historical context. <i>Tawfiq Ibrahim and Ruth Pliego </i><b>PART 2. Society </b>9. Arabs, Berbers, and local converts. <i>Jessica Coope </i>10. Christians, Jews, and the dhimma status. <i>David J. Wasserstein </i>11. Women and slaves. <i>Manuela Marin </i>12. Traders and peasants. <i>Pierre Guichard </i>13. Secretaries and the running of government. <i>Bruna Soravia </i>14. Scholars, jurists, and the legal system. <i>Maribel Fierro </i>15. Ascetics and Sufis. <i>José Bellver </i><b>PART 3. Culture </b>16. Poetry and literature. <i>Teresa Garulo </i>17. Religious sciences. <i>Camilla Adang</i> 18. Historiography and geography. <i>Víctor de Castro León </i>19. Philosophy. <i>Sarah Stroumsa</i> 20. Sciences and technology. <i>Mònica Rius-Piniés </i>21.<i> </i>Art and architecture. <i>Susana Calvo Capilla </i>22. Material culture. <i>José C. Carvajal López </i>23. Daily life and popular culture. <i>Alejandro García Sanjuán </i><b>PART 4. The aftermath of al-Andalus </b>24. Living as Muslims under Christian rule. The Mudejars. <i>Filomena Barros </i>25. The forced conversions and the Moriscos. <i>Mayte Green-Mercado </i>26. The integration of al-Andalus in Islamic historiography. The view from the Maghrib and the Mashriq. <i>Luis Molina </i>27. The memory of al-Andalus in early modern Spain. <i>Fernando Rodríguez Mediano </i>28. Writing on al-Andalus in the modern Islamic world. <i>Christina Civantos </i>29. Writing the history of al-Andalus. Spain and the West. <i>Alejandro García Sanjuán </i>30. The Alhambra around the world. Images and constructions of an aesthetic paradigm of modernity. <i>José Miguel<b> </b>Puerta Vílchez </i>31. The politics and aesthetics of Convivencia. <i>Manuela Ceballos</i></p>