Leaving Iberia

Islamic Law and Christian Conquest in North West Africa

Jocelyn Hendrickson

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English

Harvard University Press
16 November 2021

Middle Eastern history; African history; Islamic law

Series: Harvard Series in Islamic Law

Leaving Iberia: Islamic Law and Christian Conquest in North West Africa examines Islamic legal responses to Muslims living under Christian rule in medieval and early modern Iberia and North Africa. The fall of al-Andalus, or reconquista, has long been considered a turning point, when the first substantial Muslim populations fell under permanent Christian rule. Yet a near-exclusive focus on conquered Iberian Muslims has led scholars to overlook a substantial body of legal opinions issued in response to Portuguese and Spanish occupation in Morocco itself, beginning in the early fifteenth century.

By moving beyond Iberia and following Christian conquerors and Muslim emigrants into North Africa, Leaving Iberia links the juristic discourses on conquered Muslims on both sides of the Mediterranean, critiques the perceived exceptionalism of the Iberian Muslim predicament, and adds a significant chapter to the story of Christian-Muslim relations in the medieval Mediterranean. The final portion of the book explains the disparate fates of these medieval legal opinions in colonial Algeria and Mauritania, where jurists granted lasting authority to some opinions and discarded others. Based on research in the Arabic manuscript libraries of five countries, Leaving Iberia offers the first fully annotated translations of the major legal texts under analysis.

By: Jocelyn Hendrickson
Imprint: Harvard University Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 235mm, Width: 156mm,
ISBN: 9780674248205
ISBN 10: 0674248201
Series: Harvard Series in Islamic Law
Pages: 432
Publication Date: 16 November 2021
Audience: Professional and scholarly , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Jocelyn Hendrickson is Associate Professor of Religious Studies at the University of Alberta.

Reviews for Leaving Iberia: Islamic Law and Christian Conquest in North West Africa

This book masterfully demonstrates that the histories of Iberian-born Muslims, Moriscos, and Muslims living under Christian rule in the Maghreb can benefit from being studied together...Particularly relevant reading to those interested in colonial contexts and resistance to colonial powers.--Ana Struillou Journal of Early Modern History (12/15/2022 12:00:00 AM)

Short-listed for Wallace K. Ferguson Prize 2022 (United States)
Winner of Canadian Association of Hispanists Best Book Award 2022 (United States)
Winner of Middle East Medievalists Book Prize 2023 (United States)
Winner of W. Wesley Pue Book Prize 2022 (United States)