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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
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • The Umayyads
  • Arabs
  • Christians and Jews
  • Gender and law in al-Andalus
  • The law in practice : non-Sharī'ah views of gender
  • Berbers and Muwallads
  • The Banū Qasī and the northern march
  • Conclusion : ethnic and religious identity.