Living on the margins of society: coping with poverty in al-Andalus

[EN] This study aims to analyse how the poor in al-Andalus were viewed by the rest of the Muslim community, as revealed by what a selection of Arabic sources have to say regarding the marginalization and the integration of this sector of the population. One must first ask what kind of people made up...

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Author: Carballeira Debasa, Ana María
Format: other
Publication Date:2019
Country:España
Institution:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repository:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/193712
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/193712
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Poverty
Charity
Integration
Marginalization
Al-Andalus
Pobreza
Pobres
Caridad
Integración
Marginación
http://metadata.un.org/sdg/1
End poverty in all its forms everywhere
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spelling Living on the margins of society: coping with poverty in al-AndalusCarballeira Debasa, Ana MaríaPovertyCharityIntegrationMarginalizationAl-AndalusPobrezaPobresCaridadIntegraciónMarginaciónhttp://metadata.un.org/sdg/1End poverty in all its forms everywhere[EN] This study aims to analyse how the poor in al-Andalus were viewed by the rest of the Muslim community, as revealed by what a selection of Arabic sources have to say regarding the marginalization and the integration of this sector of the population. One must first ask what kind of people made up this social stratum and what events might disrupt the social equilibrium in such a way that poverty was the result. Note is taken of the important distinction between involuntary and self-imposed poverty, which leads to a discussion of the various socio-economic factors involved, as well as the moral and religious issues posed by both types of poverty. Next, the position occupied by the poor in society is reviewed in terms of the degree of acceptance or rejection they aroused in the general population. This allows us to visualise the dynamic implicit in the organisation of social relations, that is, how the interaction between the individual and society was articulated. In this context, one must consider the functional aspects of charity, showing it to be a key factor for the understanding of the interface between social equilibrium and inequality in al-Andalus.Peer reviewedUniversidade Nova de LisboaCâmara Municipal de Castelo de VideMinisterio de Economía y Competitividad (España)European CommissionCarballeira Debasa, Ana María [0000-0003-3114-9257]Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas [https://ror.org/02gfc7t72]201920192019info:eu-repo/semantics/otherhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_3248info:eu-repo/semantics/bookParthttp://hdl.handle.net/10261/193712reponame:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSICinstname:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)Inglés#PLACEHOLDER_PARENT_METADATA_VALUE#info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/MINECO/Plan Estatal de Investigación Científica y Técnica y de Innovación 2013-2016/FFI2016-79252-PColeçâo Estudos, 19Síinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:digital.csic.es:10261/1937122026-05-22T06:33:51Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Living on the margins of society: coping with poverty in al-Andalus
title Living on the margins of society: coping with poverty in al-Andalus
spellingShingle Living on the margins of society: coping with poverty in al-Andalus
Carballeira Debasa, Ana María
Poverty
Charity
Integration
Marginalization
Al-Andalus
Pobreza
Pobres
Caridad
Integración
Marginación
http://metadata.un.org/sdg/1
End poverty in all its forms everywhere
title_short Living on the margins of society: coping with poverty in al-Andalus
title_full Living on the margins of society: coping with poverty in al-Andalus
title_fullStr Living on the margins of society: coping with poverty in al-Andalus
title_full_unstemmed Living on the margins of society: coping with poverty in al-Andalus
title_sort Living on the margins of society: coping with poverty in al-Andalus
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Carballeira Debasa, Ana María
author Carballeira Debasa, Ana María
author_facet Carballeira Debasa, Ana María
author_role author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (España)
European Commission
Carballeira Debasa, Ana María [0000-0003-3114-9257]
Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas [https://ror.org/02gfc7t72]
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Poverty
Charity
Integration
Marginalization
Al-Andalus
Pobreza
Pobres
Caridad
Integración
Marginación
http://metadata.un.org/sdg/1
End poverty in all its forms everywhere
topic Poverty
Charity
Integration
Marginalization
Al-Andalus
Pobreza
Pobres
Caridad
Integración
Marginación
http://metadata.un.org/sdg/1
End poverty in all its forms everywhere
description [EN] This study aims to analyse how the poor in al-Andalus were viewed by the rest of the Muslim community, as revealed by what a selection of Arabic sources have to say regarding the marginalization and the integration of this sector of the population. One must first ask what kind of people made up this social stratum and what events might disrupt the social equilibrium in such a way that poverty was the result. Note is taken of the important distinction between involuntary and self-imposed poverty, which leads to a discussion of the various socio-economic factors involved, as well as the moral and religious issues posed by both types of poverty. Next, the position occupied by the poor in society is reviewed in terms of the degree of acceptance or rejection they aroused in the general population. This allows us to visualise the dynamic implicit in the organisation of social relations, that is, how the interaction between the individual and society was articulated. In this context, one must consider the functional aspects of charity, showing it to be a key factor for the understanding of the interface between social equilibrium and inequality in al-Andalus.
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Coleçâo Estudos, 19
Sí
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