Beyond 711: building and afterlife of churches in al-Andalus
[EN] This chapter aims to present an archaeological perspective of different case studies in the Iberian Peninsula in order to better understand the fate of Christian churches in the early Islamic period in the Iberian Peninsula (eighth-tenth centuries). I argue for the conversion of churches into m...
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| Format: | other |
| Publication Date: | 2024 |
| Country: | España |
| Institution: | Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC) |
| Repository: | DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:digital.csic.es:10261/371392 |
| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10261/371392 |
| Access Level: | Open access |
| Keyword: | Mozarabic Monastery Christian Islam Mosque Mozárabe Monasterio Cristiano Mezquita Architecture, Mozarabic Mosques http://vocabularies.unesco.org/thesaurus/concept12950 http://vocabularies.unesco.org/thesaurus/concept292 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85006843 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85087470 Religious buildings |
| Summary: | [EN] This chapter aims to present an archaeological perspective of different case studies in the Iberian Peninsula in order to better understand the fate of Christian churches in the early Islamic period in the Iberian Peninsula (eighth-tenth centuries). I argue for the conversion of churches into mosques, the erection of mosques upon churches, and the different processes of renewal and/ or abandonment of earlier churches as well as the construction of new ones from 711 onwards. |
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