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From Crypto-Muslim to Muslim Polemicist: The Self-Writing of Aḥmad ibn Qāsim al-Ḥajarī
This thesis examines the self-writing of the Morisco writer Aḥmad ibn Qāsim al-Ḥajarī (b. 1569–1570) who fled his homeland in Spain for the Maghreb where he could live safely as a Muslim. While it may seem that the Moriscos were one static, monocultural group, studying them as individuals reveals th...
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| description | This thesis examines the self-writing of the Morisco writer Aḥmad ibn Qāsim al-Ḥajarī (b. 1569–1570) who fled his homeland in Spain for the Maghreb where he could live safely as a Muslim. While it may seem that the Moriscos were one static, monocultural group, studying them as individuals reveals the group’s diversity and complexity. Al-Ḥajarī is an excellent example of one Morisco writer who identifies more with the greater Muslim community than with the Iberian Moriscos. His most well-known work, Kitāb Nāṣir al-dīn, combines Arabic literary genres in order to create this self-portrait. Other Moriscos fought for their right to stay on the peninsula, whereas Kitāb Nāṣir al-dīn is the story of how and why al-Ḥajarī willingly left Iberia. Through analysis of both the content and the structure of this text, this thesis shows how Kitāb Nāṣir al-dīn can be considered the autobiography of al-Ḥajarī despite autobiography being considered a Western genre that only surfaced in modern times. Further, this thesis brings to light an individual who shifted between cultures during a time where cultures appear to have been divided by religion, culture and language. |
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| spelling | oai:fount.aucegypt.edu:etds-3405 From Crypto-Muslim to Muslim Polemicist: The Self-Writing of Aḥmad ibn Qāsim al-Ḥajarī Gibson, Paige This thesis examines the self-writing of the Morisco writer Aḥmad ibn Qāsim al-Ḥajarī (b. 1569–1570) who fled his homeland in Spain for the Maghreb where he could live safely as a Muslim. While it may seem that the Moriscos were one static, monocultural group, studying them as individuals reveals the group’s diversity and complexity. Al-Ḥajarī is an excellent example of one Morisco writer who identifies more with the greater Muslim community than with the Iberian Moriscos. His most well-known work, Kitāb Nāṣir al-dīn, combines Arabic literary genres in order to create this self-portrait. Other Moriscos fought for their right to stay on the peninsula, whereas Kitāb Nāṣir al-dīn is the story of how and why al-Ḥajarī willingly left Iberia. Through analysis of both the content and the structure of this text, this thesis shows how Kitāb Nāṣir al-dīn can be considered the autobiography of al-Ḥajarī despite autobiography being considered a Western genre that only surfaced in modern times. Further, this thesis brings to light an individual who shifted between cultures during a time where cultures appear to have been divided by religion, culture and language. 2024-06-15T07:00:00Z thesis application/pdf https://fount.aucegypt.edu/etds/2363 https://fount.aucegypt.edu/context/etds/article/3405/viewcontent/Paige_Leanne_Gibson_thesis.pdf Theses and Dissertations AUC Knowledge Fountain Iberia Islam autobiography Early Modern Spain travelogue Arabic literature Arabic Language and Literature |
| spellingShingle | Iberia Islam autobiography Early Modern Spain travelogue Arabic literature Arabic Language and Literature Gibson, Paige From Crypto-Muslim to Muslim Polemicist: The Self-Writing of Aḥmad ibn Qāsim al-Ḥajarī |
| title | From Crypto-Muslim to Muslim Polemicist: The Self-Writing of Aḥmad ibn Qāsim al-Ḥajarī |
| title_full | From Crypto-Muslim to Muslim Polemicist: The Self-Writing of Aḥmad ibn Qāsim al-Ḥajarī |
| title_fullStr | From Crypto-Muslim to Muslim Polemicist: The Self-Writing of Aḥmad ibn Qāsim al-Ḥajarī |
| title_full_unstemmed | From Crypto-Muslim to Muslim Polemicist: The Self-Writing of Aḥmad ibn Qāsim al-Ḥajarī |
| title_short | From Crypto-Muslim to Muslim Polemicist: The Self-Writing of Aḥmad ibn Qāsim al-Ḥajarī |
| title_sort | from crypto muslim to muslim polemicist the self writing of ahmad ibn qasim al hajari |
| topic | Iberia Islam autobiography Early Modern Spain travelogue Arabic literature Arabic Language and Literature |
| url | https://fount.aucegypt.edu/etds/2363 https://fount.aucegypt.edu/context/etds/article/3405/viewcontent/Paige_Leanne_Gibson_thesis.pdf |
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