Articulating the ?ijaba: Cultural Patronage and Political Legitimacy in al-Andalus
Articulating the ?ijaba: Cultural Patronage and Political Legitimacy in al-Andalus
The ?Amirid Regency c. 970-1010 AD
Rosser-Owen, Mariam
Brill
12/2021
478
Dura
Inglês
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15 a 20 dias
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Acknowledgements
List of Figures
Abbreviations
Maps
Introduction
1 Al-Dawla al-?Amiriyya: Constructing the ?Amirid State
?1?Succession Crisis
?2?Regency
?3?The Maghrib
?4?Conspicuous Piety
?5?The Rise to Power
?6?Al-Man?ur
?7?The Culmination of Power
?8?Rupture
?9?Restoration
?10?Inheritance
2 Appropriating Diplomacy: The ?Amirid Court
?1?The 'Ceremonial Idiom'
?2?Tools of Diplomacy
?3??Amirid Diplomatic Relations
?4?Diplomatic Exchange with the Maghrib
?5?Objects of Exchange
3 'The Creation of Loyalty': Public and Private Staging of the ?Amirid Court
?1?Elegance and Eloquence: the Literary Court
?2?Private Poetry
?3?A Culture of Learning
4 Architecture as Titulature: al-Madinat al-Zahira
?1?Looking for al-Zahira
?2?Reconstructing the Palace
?3?Reconstructing the City
?4?Why Did al-Man?ur Build al-Madinat al-Zahira?
?5?What Did al-Madinat al-Zahira Look Like?
5 The Politics of Piety: Al-Man?ur's Extension to the Great Mosque of Cordoba
?1?The Pre-?Amirid Mosque
?2?The ?Amirid Mosque
?3?Qur?anic Inscriptions at the Great Mosque of Cordoba
6 The Dar al-?ina?a: ?Amirid Patronage of the Luxury Arts
?1?The Origins of the Dar al-?ina?a
?2?I?tina?: The Strategic Use of Objects
7 Building a Corpus of ?Amirid Art
?1?Objects Associated with al-Man?ur
?2?Objects Associated with ?Abd al-Malik al-Mu?affar (r. 1002-8)
?3?Objects Associated with ?Abd al-Ra?man 'Sanchuelo'
?4??Amirid Objects without Designated Patrons
?5?The Language of ?Amirid Art
8 Poems in Stone: Imagery, Text and Meaning in ?Amirid Art
?1?Poetic and Visual Imagery
?2?Text and Image in ?Amirid Art
Conclusion
Appendix 1: Genealogy of the Banu Abi ?Amir, 711-1085
Appendix 2: Timeline of al-Man?ur's Main Campaigns and Offices Held
Appendix 3a: Qur?anic Inscriptions inside the Cordoba Mosque
Appendix 3b: Qur?anic Inscriptions on the Eastern Facade of the Cordoba Mosque
Appendix 4: Inscriptions on Objects Made for the ?Amirids
Bibliography
Index
Acknowledgements
List of Figures
Abbreviations
Maps
Introduction
1 Al-Dawla al-?Amiriyya: Constructing the ?Amirid State
?1?Succession Crisis
?2?Regency
?3?The Maghrib
?4?Conspicuous Piety
?5?The Rise to Power
?6?Al-Man?ur
?7?The Culmination of Power
?8?Rupture
?9?Restoration
?10?Inheritance
2 Appropriating Diplomacy: The ?Amirid Court
?1?The 'Ceremonial Idiom'
?2?Tools of Diplomacy
?3??Amirid Diplomatic Relations
?4?Diplomatic Exchange with the Maghrib
?5?Objects of Exchange
3 'The Creation of Loyalty': Public and Private Staging of the ?Amirid Court
?1?Elegance and Eloquence: the Literary Court
?2?Private Poetry
?3?A Culture of Learning
4 Architecture as Titulature: al-Madinat al-Zahira
?1?Looking for al-Zahira
?2?Reconstructing the Palace
?3?Reconstructing the City
?4?Why Did al-Man?ur Build al-Madinat al-Zahira?
?5?What Did al-Madinat al-Zahira Look Like?
5 The Politics of Piety: Al-Man?ur's Extension to the Great Mosque of Cordoba
?1?The Pre-?Amirid Mosque
?2?The ?Amirid Mosque
?3?Qur?anic Inscriptions at the Great Mosque of Cordoba
6 The Dar al-?ina?a: ?Amirid Patronage of the Luxury Arts
?1?The Origins of the Dar al-?ina?a
?2?I?tina?: The Strategic Use of Objects
7 Building a Corpus of ?Amirid Art
?1?Objects Associated with al-Man?ur
?2?Objects Associated with ?Abd al-Malik al-Mu?affar (r. 1002-8)
?3?Objects Associated with ?Abd al-Ra?man 'Sanchuelo'
?4??Amirid Objects without Designated Patrons
?5?The Language of ?Amirid Art
8 Poems in Stone: Imagery, Text and Meaning in ?Amirid Art
?1?Poetic and Visual Imagery
?2?Text and Image in ?Amirid Art
Conclusion
Appendix 1: Genealogy of the Banu Abi ?Amir, 711-1085
Appendix 2: Timeline of al-Man?ur's Main Campaigns and Offices Held
Appendix 3a: Qur?anic Inscriptions inside the Cordoba Mosque
Appendix 3b: Qur?anic Inscriptions on the Eastern Facade of the Cordoba Mosque
Appendix 4: Inscriptions on Objects Made for the ?Amirids
Bibliography
Index