Guardians of Islam : : Religious Authority and Muslim Communities of Late Medieval Spain / / Kathryn Miller.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Columbia University Press eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013
• VerfasserIn: Miller, Kathryn,
• Place / Publishing House: New York, NY : : Columbia University Press, , [2008]; ©2008
• Udgivelsesår: 2008
• Sprog: English
• Fysisk beskrivelse: 1 online resource (296 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; Preface --; Acknowledgments --; Abbreviations --; Introduction. The Muslim Exclaves in Christian Spain --; Chapter one. On the Border of Infidelity --; Chapter two. From Dar al-Islam to Dar al-Harb: Landscapes of Mudejar Spain --; Chapter three. Transmitting Knowledge and Building Networks --; Chapter four. Write It Down! --; Chapter five. Pretending to Be Jurists --; Chapter six. The Scholar's Jihad, the Mudejar Mosque, and Preaching --; Chapter seven. Captive Redemption: From Dar al-Harb to Dar al-Islam --; Epilogue --; Notes --; Selected Bibliography --; Index
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9780231509831; 9783110442472
• DOI: 10.7312/mill13612
• Adgang: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Kathryn Miller.

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 of Christian influences. Devoted to securing and disseminating Islamic knowledge, these local authorities intervened in Christian courts on behalf of Muslims, provided Arabic translations, and taught and advised other Muslims. Miller follows the activities of the faqihs, their dialogue with Islamic authorities in nearby Muslim polities, their engagement with Islamic texts, and their pursuit of traditional ideals of faith. She demonstrates that these local scholars played a critical role as cultural mediators, creating scholarly networks and communal solidarity despite living in an environment dominated by Christianity.