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The wolf king : Ibn Mardanish and the construction of power in al-Andalus /

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Draws on methodologies from history, philology and art history to examine chronicles, chancery documents, poetry, architecture, coins and portable objects to reveal how Muhammad ibn Sa'd ibn Mardanīsh, celebrated in Castilian and Latin sources as the Wolf King, adapted language and forms from a...

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Main Author: Balbale, Abigail Krasner (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Ithaca, New York : Cornell University Press, [2022].
Series:Medieval societies, religions, and cultures.
Subjects:
Ibn Mardanīsh, Muḥammad ibn Saʻd, > approximately 1124-1172.
Muslims > Spain > Andalusia > History > To 1500.
Islam > Spain > Andalusia > History > To 1500.
Power (Social sciences) > Spain > Andalusia > History > To 1500.
Islam and politics > Spain > History > To 1500.
Andalusia (Spain) > Kings and rulers > Religious aspects.
Andalusia (Spain) > Civilization > Islamic influences.
Andalusia (Spain) > History > To 1500.
Spain > History > 711-1516.
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Summary:Draws on methodologies from history, philology and art history to examine chronicles, chancery documents, poetry, architecture, coins and portable objects to reveal how Muhammad ibn Sa'd ibn Mardanīsh, celebrated in Castilian and Latin sources as the Wolf King, adapted language and forms from around the Islamic world to construct power.
Physical Description:xv, 342 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 305-332) and index.
ISBN:9781501765872
1501765876