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This book is a discussion of the complex events which surround the breakup of the Muslim Caliphate of Córdoba in the early eleventh century. The focus of the study concerns quite a short period of time: 1009-1031 A.D., although a wide-ranging investigation of the political structure of Muslim Spain is embarked on.
A thorough narrative of the events is followed by separate discussions of some of the main groups involved in the civil wars, the Marwānids (the supporters of a legitimately-appointed Umayyad representative), the saqāliba (Slavs), the Berbers and the Christians of northern Spain.
This book is able to fill the gap in our knowledge of this hitherto little-understood period of Spanish history and tackles important questions, such as the attitude towards the Berbers, tribal solidarity and the importance of land-reforms during the 10th century
A thorough narrative of the events is followed by separate discussions of some of the main groups involved in the civil wars, the Marwānids (the supporters of a legitimately-appointed Umayyad representative), the saqāliba (Slavs), the Berbers and the Christians of northern Spain.
This book is able to fill the gap in our knowledge of this hitherto little-understood period of Spanish history and tackles important questions, such as the attitude towards the Berbers, tribal solidarity and the importance of land-reforms during the 10th century
Price: $257.00
Pages: 268
Publisher: Brill
Imprint: Brill
Series: Medieval Iberian Peninsula
Publication Date:
01 February 1994
ISBN: 9789004098688
Format: Other
'Professor Scales of the University of Aberdeen has done a fine job of clarifying this short but divisive period... His command of texts and bibliography is commendable, as are his maps and dynastic charts.'
T.B. Irving, Journal of Islamic Studies, 1995.
T.B. Irving, Journal of Islamic Studies, 1995.
Peter C. Scales, Ph.D. (1986) in Hispanic Studies, University of Birmingham, is Lecturer in Spanish at the University of Aberdeen. He has published widely, both in English and Spanish, reflecting his interests in Spanish medieval history and archaeology.