The principal aim of this study is to examine the use of charity as a factor of political legitimation by the ruling elite of al-Andalus in the Umayyad period. Accordingly, it explores the degree to which charity was an instrument in the hands of the authorities, and the manner in which this strategy was decisive in the process of consolidating power. In a broader sense, this analysis enables us to deepen our knowledge of the political elite in al-Andalus and to elucidate how charitable attitudes reflected a particular conception of power.

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在Umayyad al-Andalus中使用慈善作为政治合法化的手段

这项研究的主要目的是研究在乌马耶德时期，安达卢斯统治精英将慈善作为政治合法化的一个因素。因此，它探讨了慈善机构在当局手中发挥何种作用的程度，以及该战略在巩固权力过程中起决定性作用的方式。从广义上讲，这种分析使我们能够加深对安达卢斯州政治精英的了解，并阐明慈善态度如何反映特定的权力观念。