A Book Conversation on The Wolf King: Ibn Mardanish and the Construction of Power in Al-Andalus
with author Abigail Balbale (NYU) and Mohamad Ballan (Stony Brook)
Tuesday November 7, 12-2 (EDT) in person at the KJCC library and on Zoom
The Wolf King explores how political power was conceptualized, constructed, and wielded in twelfth-century al-Andalus, focusing on the eventful reign of Muhammad ibn Sad ibn Ahmad ibn Mardanīsh (r. 1147–1172). Join us for this conversation between Mohamad Ballan (Stony Brook) and Abigail Krasner Balbale (NYU), where we will discuss how Ibn Mardanīsh attempted to integrate al-Andalus more closely with the Islamic East. The Wolf King explores chronicles, chancery documents, poetry, architecture, coinage and artifacts to uncover how Ibn Mardanīsh adapted language and cultural forms from around the Islamic world to assert and consolidate power. The Wolf King is winner of the Society for the Medieval Mediterranean’s Dionisius A. Agius Prize, for a distinguished first book in the field of Medieval Mediterranean Studies, and the Canadian Historical Association’s Wallace K. Ferguson Prize.
This event requires registration. Whether you intend to join us in person or online fill out this google form to register. Once completed, you will receive a confirmation with the zoom information for the event.