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Hardback. New. 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…
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Guardians of Islam: Religious Authority and Muslim Communities of Late Medieval Spain Hardcover - 2008
by Kathryn Miller
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- Title Guardians of Islam: Religious Authority and Muslim Communities of Late Medieval Spain
- Author Kathryn Miller
- Binding Hardcover
- Pages 296
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Columbia University Press
- Date 2008-10-09
- Features Bibliography, Dust Cover, Index, Table of Contents
- ISBN 9780231136129 / 0231136129
- Weight 1.2 lbs (0.54 kg)
- Dimensions 9.1 x 6.3 x 1 in (23.11 x 16.00 x 2.54 cm)
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- Chronological Period: Medieval (500-1453) Studies
- Cultural Region: Western Europe
- Religious Orientation: Islamic
- Library of Congress subjects Muslims - Spain - History, Spain - Civilization - 711-1516
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2008020179
- Dewey Decimal Code 305.697
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- Choice, 09/01/2009, Page 0
- Chronicle of Higher Education, 11/07/2008, Page 27
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