The Philippines and al-Andalus: Linking the Edges of the Classical Islamic World

This research note offers a broad analysis of the central elements that constitute Islamic identity in the Philippines in a manner that reconciles Philippine Islam with the global history of Islamic civilization. The contact with the Spaniards and the legacy of Islamic Spain serve as essential eleme...

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Main Author: Donoso, Isaac
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Published: Archīum Ateneo 2015
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spelling ph-ateneo-arc.phstudies-40742024-08-07T03:42:03Z The Philippines and al-Andalus: Linking the Edges of the Classical Islamic World Donoso, Isaac This research note offers a broad analysis of the central elements that constitute Islamic identity in the Philippines in a manner that reconciles Philippine Islam with the global history of Islamic civilization. The contact with the Spaniards and the legacy of Islamic Spain serve as essential elements in defining Islamicity in the Philippines. Hence, Islam in the Philippines can be appreciated as combining the richness of a cultural process that includes influences from the East as well as the West (al-Andalus), shaping the Philippines as the meeting place of both edges of the Islamic world.KEYWORDS: ISLAMIC CIVILIZATION • PHILIPPINE ISLAM • AL-ANDALUS •MOROS • MORO-MORO • JĀWĪ 2015-06-01T07:00:00Z text application/pdf https://archium.ateneo.edu/phstudies/vol63/iss2/5 https://archium.ateneo.edu/context/phstudies/article/4074/viewcontent/6204.pdf Philippine Studies: Historical and Ethnographic Viewpoints Archīum Ateneo
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description This research note offers a broad analysis of the central elements that constitute Islamic identity in the Philippines in a manner that reconciles Philippine Islam with the global history of Islamic civilization. The contact with the Spaniards and the legacy of Islamic Spain serve as essential elements in defining Islamicity in the Philippines. Hence, Islam in the Philippines can be appreciated as combining the richness of a cultural process that includes influences from the East as well as the West (al-Andalus), shaping the Philippines as the meeting place of both edges of the Islamic world.KEYWORDS: ISLAMIC CIVILIZATION • PHILIPPINE ISLAM • AL-ANDALUS •MOROS • MORO-MORO • JĀWĪ
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The Philippines and al-Andalus: Linking the Edges of the Classical Islamic World
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title The Philippines and al-Andalus: Linking the Edges of the Classical Islamic World
title_short The Philippines and al-Andalus: Linking the Edges of the Classical Islamic World
title_full The Philippines and al-Andalus: Linking the Edges of the Classical Islamic World
title_fullStr The Philippines and al-Andalus: Linking the Edges of the Classical Islamic World
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