Becoming Muslim: Cultural Change, Everyday Life and State Formation in early Islamic North Africa (600-1000)

Project description

Uncovering everyday life during the Islamic Golden Age

The Muslim conquests of North Africa in the 7th century had a fundamental impact on local communities, transforming urban landscapes, establishing a vast trading system and introducing new agricultural practices, technologies and cultural customs. However, existing knowledge reflects the experiences of rulers and the elite, overlooking those of the general population. The EU-funded EVERYDAYISLAM project will investigate the spread of Islamic ways of life in North Africa, focussing on the impact of Muslim rule on local populations, housing, agriculture and everyday practices. To achieve this, the project will rely on new excavation findings, advanced scientific analysis, legacy data sets and written sources. A comparative methodology will be used to study long-term changes in the central Medjerda valley in Tunisia, the fertile Sebou basin in the Idrisid state and the Saharan oasis belt of the Wadi Draa in Morocco.

Fields of science

• humanities › philosophy, ethics and religion › religions › islam
• agricultural sciences › agriculture, forestry, and fisheries › agriculture

Programme(s)

• H2020-EU.1.1. - EXCELLENT SCIENCE - European Research Council (ERC)

Topic(s)

• ERC-2020-STG - ERC STARTING GRANTS

Call for proposal

ERC-2020-STG
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Funding Scheme

ERC-STG - Starting Grant

Host institution

UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON

Address

Gower Street
WC1E 6BT London
United Kingdom

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

EU contribution

€ 1 498 688

Beneficiaries (1)

UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON

United Kingdom

EU contribution

€ 1 498 688

Address

Gower Street
WC1E 6BT London

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments