Antonio Urquízar Herrera
"The Memory of Islamic Monuments in Early Modern Spanish Identity"
Event Details
Date
Monday, September 30, 2019
Time
5 p.m.
Location
Description
On the cultural and religious appropriation of Andalusian architecture by Spanish historians during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Early Modern Spain was left with a significant Islamic heritage: Córdoba Mosque had been turned into a cathedral, in Seville the Aljama Mosque’s minaret was transformed into a Christian bell tower, and Granada Alhambra had become a Renaissance palace. This process of Christian appropriation has frequently been discussed as a phenomenon of hybridization.
Cost
Free
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