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Ribāṭ in the Furthermost Coasts of Early Al-Andalus.
- Source :
- Religions; Jan2024, Vol. 15 Issue 1, p124, 26p
- Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- In recent decades, the concept of ribāṭ and its practice have been the subject of intense debate. Recent summary papers on the eastern Mediterranean, Ifrīqiya, al-Maghrib al-Aqṣà, and al-Andalus, among others, have made it possible to compare different realities that express strong links with their local historical contexts. In this paper, we present the results of a new study that analyses the specific case of Northern Sharq al-Andalus, where the practice and institutionalisation of ribāṭ took shape from the early 9th century. There are three elements that lead us to corroborate this hypothesis: the documented presence of numerous individuals and groups voluntarily involved in the active and passive defence of the furthermost frontier of al-Andalus; the confirmation of a construction programme with homogeneous characteristics aimed at building fortified enclosures along the coast, and, lastly, the founding, in the early 9th century, of the Ribāṭ Kashkī centre at the mouth of the Ebro, a building were these practices would become centralised. In conclusion, we propose a much more complex scenario than that proposed previously, which enables us to characterise local forms of armed spirituality and sacralisation of the land that globally enriches the historical reading of ribāṭ. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- BUILDING envelopes
COASTS
LEAD
SPIRITUALITY
ISLAMIZATION
MEDIEVAL archaeology
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 20771444
- Volume :
- 15
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Religions
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 175131426
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3390/rel15010124