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The most noble of people : religious, ethnic, and gender identity in Muslim Spain /

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"The Most Noble of People presents a nuanced look at questions of identity in Muslim Spain under the Umayyads, an Arab dynasty that ruled from 756 to 1031. With a social historical emphasis on relations among different religious and ethnic groups, and between men and women, Jessica A. Coope con...

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Main Author: Coope, Jessica A., 1958- (Author)
Corporate Author: JSTOR (Organization)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, 2016.
Subjects:
Umayyad dynasty.
Omeyyades.
Spain > History > 711-1516.
Muslims > Spain > History.
Muslims > Spain > Ethnic identity.
Muslims > Spain > Social conditions.
Musulmans > Espagne > Histoire.
Musulmans > Espagne > Identité ethnique.
Musulmans > Espagne > Conditions sociales.
HISTORY / Europe / Spain & Portugal.
RELIGION / Islam / History.
Muslims > Social conditions.
Muslims > Ethnic identity.
Muslims.
Spain.
711-1516
Electronic books.
History.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:"The Most Noble of People presents a nuanced look at questions of identity in Muslim Spain under the Umayyads, an Arab dynasty that ruled from 756 to 1031. With a social historical emphasis on relations among different religious and ethnic groups, and between men and women, Jessica A. Coope considers the ways in which personal and cultural identity in al-Andalus could be alternately fluid and contentious. The opening chapters define Arab and Muslim identity as those categories were understood in Muslim Spain, highlighting the unique aspects of this society as well as its similarities with other parts of the medieval Islamic world. The book goes on to discuss what it meant to be a Jew or Christian in Spain under Islamic rule, and the degree to which non-Muslims were full participants in society. Following this is a consideration of gender identity as defined by Islamic law and by less normative sources like literature and mystical texts. It concludes by focusing on internal rebellions against the government of Muslim Spain, particularly the conflicts between Muslims who were ethnically Arab and those who were Berber or native Iberian, pointing to the limits of Muslim solidarity."--Provided by publisher.
Physical Description:1 online resource (219 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 163-205) and index.
ISBN:9780472122677
0472122673