Ibn García's shu'ūbiyya Letter : : Ethnic and Theological Tensions in Medieval al-Andalus / / Göran Larsson.

• Superior document: The Medieval and Early Modern Iberian World ; 16
• VerfasserIn: Larsson, Göran
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden; , Boston : : BRILL,, 2003.
• Year of Publication: 2003
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: The Medieval and Early Modern Iberian World ; 16.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource.

This volume deals with the medieval shu'ūbiyyah movement (in which non-Arab Muslims sought equality of power and status with Arabs) in al-Andalus, Muslim Spain. By analysing a letter composed by Ibn García during the 11th century, the tensions between Arab and non-Arab Muslims are discussed i...

Table of Contents

• Preface
• Maps
• 1. By Way of Introduction
• 2. The Formative Period of al-andalus
• 3. The Symbolic Articulation of Power
• 4. Dissidents during the Caliphate Period
• 5. Ibn Garcia and the Context of His Time
• 6. The Reading of Ibn Garcia
• Conclusions
• Bibliography
• Index of Proper Names.