The Almoravids and the Meanings of Jihad

The Almoravids and the Meanings of Jihad
By:"Ronald A. Messier"
Published on 2010 by ABC-CLIO

This book offers a scholarly, highly readable account of the 11th-12th century rulers of Morocco and Muslim Spain who offered a full range of meanings of jihad and challenged Ibn Khaldun's paradigm for the rise and fall of regimes. * Contains sketches of three principle characters (Ibn Yasin, Zaynab, and El Cid) as well as the Koranic inscription and the plan of the Sijilmasa mosque * Includes maps showing various places in North Africa and Southern Spain discussed in the text * Photographs of structures, archaeological sites, and coins that are mentioned in the narrative * A two-section bibliography contains both medieval Arabic sources and modern sources * The glossary defines place names, tribes, tribal confederations, titles, and technical Islamic terms

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