What Should They Do? Depictions of <i>Ribāṭ</i> and <i>Murābiṭūn</i> in Early Islamic Ifrīqiya
What was <i>ribāṭ</i> in early Islamic Ifrīqiya and what was its primary function? The answer often differs depending on the sources that are used, and whether they focus on the building or the institution more generally. Rather than approaching the question through either of these aspec...
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| description | What was <i>ribāṭ</i> in early Islamic Ifrīqiya and what was its primary function? The answer often differs depending on the sources that are used, and whether they focus on the building or the institution more generally. Rather than approaching the question through either of these aspects, this study will consider the expectations, reflected in textual sources, about the behavior of the <i>murābiṭūn</i>, or the men who inhabited them. Analyzing expectations about the character of the <i>murābiṭūn</i> and the activities carried out in the <i>ribāṭ</i> offers an insight into how the writer of the text viewed the institution, including its function and significance in early Islamic society. By comparing the expectations reflected in various texts, it is also possible to recognize different views of the <i>ribāṭ</i> building and institution and to relate these to the historical context or the perspective of the writer. The analysis in this study will focus on the <i>ribāṭ</i> in the Ifrīqiyan tradition but will relate some of the developments to the significance of the institution in the wider Islamic Empire and its intellectual tradition. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c6f21f9a3208416a9dc5bff3b5aeb13c2023-11-24T15:03:34ZengMDPI AGReligions2077-14442023-10-011411134010.3390/rel14111340What Should They Do? Depictions of <i>Ribāṭ</i> and <i>Murābiṭūn</i> in Early Islamic IfrīqiyaAntonia Sigrid Bosanquet0Department of History and Art History, Utrecht University, 3584 CS Utrecht, The NetherlandsWhat was <i>ribāṭ</i> in early Islamic Ifrīqiya and what was its primary function? The answer often differs depending on the sources that are used, and whether they focus on the building or the institution more generally. Rather than approaching the question through either of these aspects, this study will consider the expectations, reflected in textual sources, about the behavior of the <i>murābiṭūn</i>, or the men who inhabited them. Analyzing expectations about the character of the <i>murābiṭūn</i> and the activities carried out in the <i>ribāṭ</i> offers an insight into how the writer of the text viewed the institution, including its function and significance in early Islamic society. By comparing the expectations reflected in various texts, it is also possible to recognize different views of the <i>ribāṭ</i> building and institution and to relate these to the historical context or the perspective of the writer. The analysis in this study will focus on the <i>ribāṭ</i> in the Ifrīqiyan tradition but will relate some of the developments to the significance of the institution in the wider Islamic Empire and its intellectual tradition.https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/14/11/1340<i>ribāṭ</i>Islamizational-MālikīIfrīqiyasacred space |
| spellingShingle | Antonia Sigrid Bosanquet What Should They Do? Depictions of <i>Ribāṭ</i> and <i>Murābiṭūn</i> in Early Islamic Ifrīqiya Religions <i>ribāṭ</i> Islamization al-Mālikī Ifrīqiya sacred space |
| title | What Should They Do? Depictions of <i>Ribāṭ</i> and <i>Murābiṭūn</i> in Early Islamic Ifrīqiya |
| title_full | What Should They Do? Depictions of <i>Ribāṭ</i> and <i>Murābiṭūn</i> in Early Islamic Ifrīqiya |
| title_fullStr | What Should They Do? Depictions of <i>Ribāṭ</i> and <i>Murābiṭūn</i> in Early Islamic Ifrīqiya |
| title_full_unstemmed | What Should They Do? Depictions of <i>Ribāṭ</i> and <i>Murābiṭūn</i> in Early Islamic Ifrīqiya |
| title_short | What Should They Do? Depictions of <i>Ribāṭ</i> and <i>Murābiṭūn</i> in Early Islamic Ifrīqiya |
| title_sort | what should they do depictions of i ribat i and i murabitun i in early islamic ifriqiya |
| topic | <i>ribāṭ</i> Islamization al-Mālikī Ifrīqiya sacred space |
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