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Between Acculturation and Conversion in Islamic Spain The case of the Banū Ḥasday

Year: 2016

Type: article

Abstract: The High Middle Ages in Islamic Spain (al-Andalus) is often described as a golden age in which Jews, Christians and Muslims lived in harmony. The attested dynamics of conversions to Islam disturb this idyllic, static picture, revealing the religious and social pressures exerted on the religious minorities. The different reactions of the Jewish and Christian communities of al-Andalus to these pressures allow us to refine our understanding of conversion in the Medieval Islamic world. A close examination of the Jewish family of Banū Ḥasday shows more nuances and ambivalence than ‘conversion’ normally suggests.

Source: Mediterranea International Journal on the Transfer of Knowledge

DOI: 10.21071/mijtk.v0i1.5171

Author: Sarah STROUMSA

Institution: Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Language: English

Topic: Hispanic-African Historical Relations

Subfield: Religious studies

Field: Arts and Humanities

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W2345954699

FWCI: 10.2

Cites: 11

Cited by: 6

Related to: 10