Between Kings and Caliphs: Religion and Authority in Sharq al-Andalus (1145-1244 CE)
This dissertation focuses on how the Marrakech-based Almohads and their independent Muslim rivals in eastern al-Andalus contested spiritual and temporal power. The rulers of Sharq al-Andalus opposed Almohad claims to a divinely granted authority rooted in a new messianic interpretation of the caliph...
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Harvard University
2013
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| Online Access: | http://dissertations.umi.com/gsas.harvard:10634 http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:10381398 |