Amira K. Bennison

Gebundenes Buch

The Articulation of Power in Medieval Iberia and the Maghrib

Beschreibung

How do rulers make their rule palatable to their people? This book examines the question from the perspective of medieval Muslims in the areas that are now Spain, Portugal, and Morocco. It looks at strategies of legitimation ranging from the use of titles to issues such as economic prosperity.

Autor

Amira K. Bennison is Reader in the History and Culture of the Maghrib at the University of Cambridge and a fellow of Magdalene College. Her research interests include the medieval Islamic West (Islamic Iberia and Morocco), Maghribi modes of legitimation and cultures of power, and 18th-19th century Muslim religio-political discourse and engagement with modernity. In addition, Amira is an experienced cultural tour lecturer who has led numerous trips to Morocco, southern Spain, Syria and Egypt. She also contributes regularly to television programmes on Islamic history and is a frequent guest on BBC Radio 4's 'In Our Time'. Her publications include The Great Caliphs: the Golden Age of the 'Abbasid Empire, (London: I. B. Tauris, 2009); Cities in the Premodern Islamic World: the urban impact of religion, state and society, edited with Alison L. Gascoigne, (London: RoutledgeCurzon, 2007); Jihad and its Interpretations in Pre-Colonial Morocco, (London: Curzon, 2002), as well as numerous articles.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Liverpool University Press
• Seitenzahl: 250
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. Mai 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 243mm x 165mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 626g
• ISBN-13: 9780197265697
• ISBN-10: 0197265693
• Artikelnr.: 40137731