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Record Nr.

UNINA9910782702403321

Autore

Ibn al-QuÌtiÌyah Muhammad ibn 'Umar <d. 977., >

Titolo

Early Islamic Spain : the history of Ibn al-Qutiya / / David James [editor]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Routledge, , 2009

ISBN

1-134-02530-0

1-134-02531-9

1-282-01677-6

9786612016776

0-203-88267-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (193 p.)

Collana

Culture and civilization in the Middle East ; ; 15

Altri autori (Persone)

JamesDavid Lewis

Disciplina

946/.02

Soggetti

Muslims - Spain - History

Spain History 711-1516

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Translation of:  Tārīkh iftitāḥ al-Andalus.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [154]-163) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Maps and illustrations; Explanatory Note; Introduction: The History of the History; Translation: The History of Ibn al-Qutiya; 1 Tariq ibn Ziyad invades al-Andalus; 2 Al-Andalus under the Governors of the Damascus Caliphate (92-136/711-756); 3 The Arrival of Abd al-Rahman ibn Muawiya and his Reign as Emir (138-172/756-778); 4 The Reign of the Emir Hisham (172-180/788-796); 5 The Reign of the Emir al-Hakam (180-206/796-822); 6 The Reign of the Emir Abd al-Rahman II (206-238/822-852); 7 The Reign of the Emir Muhammad (238-273/852-886)

8 The Reign of the Emir al-Mundhir (273-275/886-888)9 The Reign of the Emir Abdallah (275-300/888-912); 10 The Reign of the Emir Abd al-Rahman III (300-350/912-961); Appendices; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This book is the first published English-language translation of the significant History of Islamic Spain by Ibn al-Qutiya (d. Cordova 367 / 977). Including extensive notes and comments, a genealogical table and relevant maps, the text is preceded by a study of the author and his work, and is the only serious examination of the unique manuscript since Pascual de Gayangos' edition in 1868.Ibn al-Qutiya's work is one



of the significant and earliest histories of Muslim Spain and an important source for scholars. Although like most Muslims of al-Andalus in this period, Ibn al-Qu