عنوان

Inter-Religious Relations in a Sectarian Milieu: Fatimid Rulers in Relationship to Their Melkite Christian Subjects in Palestine and Egypt

شماره

TL56258

زبان متن نوشتاري يا گفتاري و مانند آن

انگلیسی

عنوان اصلي

Inter-Religious Relations in a Sectarian Milieu: Fatimid Rulers in Relationship to Their Melkite Christian Subjects in Palestine and Egypt

نام عام مواد

[Thesis]

نام نخستين پديدآور

Gertz, Steven Matthew

نام ساير پديدآوران

Madigan, Daniel

نام ناشر، پخش کننده و غيره

Georgetown University

تاریخ نشرو بخش و غیره

2020

متن يادداشت

155 p.

جزئيات پايان نامه و نوع درجه آن

Ph.D.

کسي که مدرک را اعطا کرده

Georgetown University

امتياز متن

2020

متن يادداشت

This dissertation undertakes a historical study of the Fāṭimid caliphate in Palestine and Egypt during the fourth/tenth and fifth/eleventh centuries in order to first, better understand how religious principles (ascertained through the study of law) and politics (ascertained through the study of history) interact in a sectarian milieu, and second, contribute to the study of Islamic religious identity formation as it concerns sectarianism within Islam and inter-religious relations with non-Muslims. It considers the juristic categorization (ḥukm) Fāṭimids employed regarding non-Muslims in the fiqh of the Fāṭimid jurist al-Qāḍī al-Nuʿmān, and it compares that with current research on Imāmī and Sunnī fiqh concerning non-Muslims. The study finds general agreement between Imāmīs and the Fāṭimids as to how Muslims should think about dhimmīs, with both groups placing dhimmīs in the category of mushrikūn. It also considers the relationship of Fāṭimid legal reasoning to caliphal policies during the reigns of al-ʿAzīz, al-Ḥākim, al-Ẓāhir, and al-Mustanṣir toward Christian dhimmīs, particularly those subjects living within range of Sunnī incursions and rebellions. It proposes that while it may not be possible to draw a direct line from the fiqh to a certain caliphal policy or action, it is possible to detect the indirect effects of jurisprudence in the various actions of the caliphs, some of which were beneficent and others punitive toward dhimmīs. Yet the Fāṭimid caliphs were often reactive in their policies, responding to provocations from the ʿAbbāsids as well as to the agency of the Christian dhimmīs living under their rule. The study concludes by reflecting on what we can learn about sectarianism and about Muslim religious identity formation from Fāṭimid caliphal interactions with Palestinian and Egyptian Christians. It suggests that, on balance, sectarianism in Islam was not beneficial for Christian dhimmīs, as they found it difficult to successfully navigate Fāṭimid-ʿAbbāsid tensions; and that Fāṭimid religious identity was shaped and maintained by three influences: the power available in the institution of the caliphate itself, the persistent influence of textual tradition, and friendship across religious lines.

اصطلاح موضوعی

Islamic studies

اصطلاح موضوعی

Middle Eastern studies

اصطلاح موضوعی

Religion

اصطلاح موضوعی

Theology

مستند نام اشخاص تاييد نشده

Gertz, Steven Matthew

مستند نام اشخاص تاييد نشده

Madigan, Daniel

مستند نام تنالگان تاييد نشده

Georgetown University

نام الکترونيکي

فرمت انتشار

p

نوع ماده

[Thesis]

کد کاربرگه

276903

سطح دسترسي

a

تكميل شده

Y