The 9th Arabic Papyrology Webclass (Winter Term 2011/12): Documents from al-Andalus

Arabic papyrology mostly deals with documents from Egypt and the East. However, documents from Muslim Spain have their regional peculiarities in paleography, terminology, diplomatics, etc. In this webclass, we will focus on offical letters and agreements kept in the Barcelona "Archivo General de la Corona de Aragón".

Mode:

This is an on-line webclass. We will mostly read unpublished documents. A scan of the document to be discussed will be sent to you in advance. Estimated time for preparation: 1-2 hours/week. Communication will be in English.

Lecturer:

Professor Andreas Kaplony, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Institut für den Nahen und Mittleren Osten

Time:

Winter term 2011/12 (24 October 2011 - 11 February 2012). Tuesday 4.00-6.00 pm Central European Time.

Teaching Language:

English

Certificate:

A certificate of participation will be given if the student has at least attended 10 meetings and if he or she has met the expectances as defined at the beginning of the semester.

Participants:

MA and PhD students in Arabic and Islamic studies, scholars interested in Arabic documents, persons in charge of Arabic manuscript collections, etc.

Fees:

250 Euro (or equivalent amount of working time). No fees for students of Arabic at LMU Munich. Fees are expected to be paid before the semester starts.

Further Information and Registration:

Professor Andreas Kaplony, andreas.kaplony at lmu.de. Registration is open until 25 September, 2011.

Technical issues:

Students need a computer (download), internet access, and a headset (compulsory). In a personal online meeting, we will check whether technical assets are working. Technical problems showing up during the semester that prevent a student from attending the class are subject to his or her own responsibility; therefore, missed classes will not be substituted. However, if a technical event prevents all students from participating, the class will be substituted.

Editions of documents:

Giménez Soler, Andrés. "Documentos de Túnez, originales ó traducidos, del Archivo de la Corona de Aragón". In: Anuari del Institut d’Estudis Catalans, 1909-1910: 210-259; Alarcón y Santón, Maximiliano A. and García de Linares, Ramón. Los documentos árabes diplomáticos del Archivo de la Corona de Aragón. Publicaciones de las Escuelas de Estudios Árabes de Madrid y Granada, vol. C, 1. Madrid: Escuela de Estudios Árabes, 1940.

Scans of documents are to be found through:

http://pares.mcu.es

Dictionary:

Corriente, Federico. A Dictionary of Andalusi Arabic.  Handbuch der Orientalistik, vol. I, 29.  Leiden: Brill, 1997.

Further reading:

Dufourcq, Charles-Emmanuel.  L'Espagne catalane et le Maghrib aux XIIIe et XIVe siècles: de la bataille de Las Navas de Tolosa (1212) à l'avénement du sultan mérinide Abou-l-Hasan (1331). Bibliothèque de l'École des hautes études hispaniques, vol. 37. Paris: PUF, 1966; López Pérez, María Dolores. La Corona de Aragón y el Magreb en el siglo XIV (1331-1410). Anuario de Estudios Medievales, vol. 31. Barcelona: Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Institut Milá y Fontanals, 1995; Burns, Robert I. and Chevedden, Paul E. and de Epalza, Míkel. Negotiating Cultures, Bilingual Surrender Treaties in Muslim-Crusader Spain Under James the Conqueror. The Medieval Mediterranean: Peoples, Economies and Cultures, 400-1453, vol. 22. Leiden: Brill, 1999.