ABSTRACT
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.
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:
- Political history, concentrating on rulers and armies
- Social, religious and economic groups
- Intellectual and cultural developments
- Legacy and memory of al-Andalus
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.
Introduction. Maribel Fierro PART I. Rulers 1. The Iberian Peninsula before the Muslim conquest. Iñaki Martín Viso 2. The conquerors and the formation of al-Andalus. Jesús Lorenzo 3. Centralization and consolidation. The Cordoban Umayyads and the Amirids. Xavier Ballestin 4. Replication and fragmentation. The Taifa kingdoms. Alejandro García Sanjuán 5. Berber rule and Abbasid legitimacy. The Almoravids. Camilo Gomez-Rivas 6. Berber rule and the Maghribi caliphate. The Almohads. Pascal Buresi 7. Resistance and adaptation. The Nasrids. Francisco Vidal-Castro 8. The coins of al-Andalus. Ideological evolution and historical context. Tawfiq Ibrahim and Ruth Pliego PART 2. Society 9. Arabs, Berbers, and local converts. Jessica Coope 10. Christians, Jews, and the dhimma status. David J. Wasserstein 11. Women and slaves. Manuela Marin 12. Traders and peasants. Pierre Guichard 13. Secretaries and the running of government. Bruna Soravia 14. Scholars, jurists, and the legal system. Maribel Fierro 15. Ascetics and Sufis. José Bellver PART 3. Culture 16. Poetry and literature. Teresa Garulo 17. Religious sciences. Camilla Adang 18. Historiography and geography. Víctor de Castro León 19. Philosophy. Sarah Stroumsa 20. Sciences and technology. Mònica Rius-Piniés 21. Art and architecture. Susana Calvo Capilla 22. Material culture. José C. Carvajal López 23. Daily life and popular culture. Alejandro García Sanjuán PART 4. The aftermath of al-Andalus 24. Living as Muslims under Christian rule. The Mudejars. Filomena Barros 25. The forced conversions and the Moriscos. Mayte Green-Mercado 26. The integration of al-Andalus in Islamic historiography. The view from the Maghrib and the Mashriq. Luis Molina 27. The memory of al-Andalus in early modern Spain. Fernando Rodríguez Mediano 28. Writing on al-Andalus in the modern Islamic world. Christina Civantos 29. Writing the history of al-Andalus. Spain and the West. Alejandro García Sanjuán 30. The Alhambra around the world. Images and constructions of an aesthetic paradigm of modernity. José Miguel Puerta Vílchez 31. The politics and aesthetics of Convivencia. Manuela Ceballos
