?Abd al-Rahman III (891-961) was the greatest of the Umayyad rulers of al-Andalus (Islamic Spain and Portugal) and the first of them to take the title of Caliph. A strong leader and an astute politici
The studies in this collection comprise a series of explorations into the revolutionary character of the Almohad movement in medieval North Africa and Spain and how it was expressed, including through
SPECIAL INTRODUCTORY PRICE!(Valid until three months after publication)To what extent can concepts such as orthodoxy and heresy—originating from a different religious and cultural tradition—be applied
This exploration of the role of violence in the history of Islamic societies considers the subject particularly in the context of its implementation as a political strategy to claim power over the pub
This volume represents the state of the art in research on the controversial Muslim legal scholar, theologian and man of letters Ibn ?azm of Cordoba (d. 456/1064), who is widely regarded as one of the
The present volume offers nineteen studies of takfir: accusations of unbelief, covering different periods and parts of the Muslim world.Takfir was and is an effective instrument to delegitimize one's
