One Manuscript, Many Books
The Manuscript and Editing History of Aḥkām ahl al-dhimma
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3893383 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Antonia Bosanquet (0000-0002-5030-733X, DFG Center for Advanced Study “RomanIslam – Center for Comparative Empire and Transcultural Studies”, Universität Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany, [email protected], corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 61 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 153-180 |
| Publication date | 2021-01-19 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Die Welt des Islams (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0043-2539 • E-ISSN: 1570-0607 |
| Publisher | Walter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1163/15700607-61010011 |
| OpenAlex | W3121466298 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
Aḥkām ahl al-dhimma is a book of regulations about Christian and Jewish subjects of Islamic rule, written by the Ḥanbalī jurist and theologian Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya (d. 751/1350). It is an important resource for historical studies of non-Muslim minorities in the Mamluk period and is often cited as a normative text in present-day Muslim discussions about Muslim-non-Muslim relations. This article gives an insight into the history of the only surviving manuscript of Aḥkām ahl al-dhimma and the unusual process by which the first printed edition was compiled. It shows that the movement of the manuscript was largely a result of Ibn Taymiyya's and Ibn al-Qayyim's more general popularity in specific geographic regions than the authority of the text itself, and that individuals' religious-intellectual interests were decisive for the publication of a printed edition in 1961. It also shows that the unusual editing process impacted on the reliability of the printed editions available today, the majority of which are financed by Saudi institutions
Ancient history · Art · Islam · Judaism · Literature · Mamluk · Normative · Political science · Popularity · Theology · Archaeology and Historical Studies · Classics · Historical and Linguistic Studies · History · Islamic Studies and History · Law · Philosophy
| Unique citing works | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,2 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2021 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |