عنوان

The Islam of "Our" Ancestors:

شماره

LA116188

زبان متن نوشتاري يا گفتاري و مانند آن

انگلیسی

عنوان اصلي

The Islam of "Our" Ancestors:

نام عام مواد

[Article]

ساير اطلاعات عنواني

An "Imagined" Morisco Past Evoked in Today's Andalusian Conversion Narratives

نام نخستين پديدآور

Marta Dominguez Diaz

محل نشرو پخش و غیره

Leiden

نام ناشر، پخش کننده و غيره

Brill

متن يادداشت

Spain has the highest rates of conversion to Islam in the European Union. A significant proportion of converts live in Andalusia, which was once part of medieval Muslim Spain (al-Andalus). The "Muslim past" is looked to with a burgeoning sense of nostalgia, yet little is known about this romantic longing. Some converts perceive al-Andalus as a glorious epoch marked by religious co-existence (convivencia) and the flowering of Arabic culture, remembering those medieval Muslims who were exiled from Spain or who stayed and practised Islam secretly, and viewing themselves as heirs of these medieval Muslims. Conversion for them is not conversion but a rediscovery of the "truly Muslim nature" of Andalusia. Fundamental to this Andalusian convert discourse is the claim that Islam is not an "imported" religion but a local, indigenous one. An analysis of these Andalusian converts' narratives will contribute to a more nuanced understanding of the current ideological battles over national and religious identity. Spain has the highest rates of conversion to Islam in the European Union. A significant proportion of converts live in Andalusia, which was once part of medieval Muslim Spain (al-Andalus). The "Muslim past" is looked to with a burgeoning sense of nostalgia, yet little is known about this romantic longing. Some converts perceive al-Andalus as a glorious epoch marked by religious co-existence (convivencia) and the flowering of Arabic culture, remembering those medieval Muslims who were exiled from Spain or who stayed and practised Islam secretly, and viewing themselves as heirs of these medieval Muslims. Conversion for them is not conversion but a rediscovery of the "truly Muslim nature" of Andalusia. Fundamental to this Andalusian convert discourse is the claim that Islam is not an "imported" religion but a local, indigenous one. An analysis of these Andalusian converts' narratives will contribute to a more nuanced understanding of the current ideological battles over national and religious identity.

تاريخ نشر

2013

توصيف ظاهري

137-164

عنوان

Journal of Muslims in Europe

شماره جلد

2/2

شماره استاندارد بين المللي پياييندها

2211-7954

اصطلاح موضوعی

al-Andalus

اصطلاح موضوعی

conversion to Islam

اصطلاح موضوعی

Islam in Spain

اصطلاح موضوعی

Moriscos

مستند نام اشخاص تاييد نشده

Marta Dominguez Diaz

شماره بازیابی

10.1163/22117954-12341261

نام الکترونيکي

فرمت انتشار

p

نوع ماده

[Article]

کد کاربرگه

275578

سطح دسترسي

a

تكميل شده

Y