ISBN:
9789004469204
,
9004469206
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource
Series Statement:
Handbook of Oriental studies. section 1 the Near and Middle East vol.156
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Rosser-Owen, Mariam Articulating the Ḥijāba
Keywords:
Umayyad dynasty
;
Omeyyades
;
Umayyad dynasty
;
Spain Kings and rulers
;
Muslims History
;
Musulmans - Espagne - Histoire
;
ART / History / General
;
Civilization
;
Muslims
;
History
;
Spain Civilization 711-1516
;
Córdoba (Spain) History
;
Espagne - Civilisation - 711-1516
;
Spain
;
Spain - Córdoba
Abstract:
"In Articulating the Ḥijāba, Mariam Rosser-Owen analyses for the first time the artistic and cultural patronage of the 'Amirid regents of the last Cordoban Umayyad caliph, Hisham II, a period rarely covered in the historiography of al-Andalus. Al-Mansur, the founder of this dynasty, is usually considered a usurper of caliphal authority, who pursued military victory at the expense of the transcendental achievements of the first two caliphs. But he also commissioned a vast extension to the Great Mosque of Cordoba, founded a palatine city, conducted skilled diplomatic relations, patronised a circle of court poets, and owned some of the most spectacular objects to survive from al-Andalus, in ivory and marble. This study presents the evidence for a reconsideration of this period"--
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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