The Early Islamization of the Urban Topography of Cordoba
This article aims to explain the early urban transformations of Islamic Cordoba. It is based on the hypothesis that the urban landmarks that are mentioned in the accounts of the conquest of the city were conflicting elements at the time when these accounts were composed. From this perspective, the t...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2025
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Arabica
Year: 2025, Volume: 72, Issue: 1/2, Pages: 10-46 |
| Further subjects: | B
Umayyad rule
B Early Islamic Urbanism B urbanisme islamique B conquête arabe B Arab Conquest B Omeyyades B al-Andalus |
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| Summary: | This article aims to explain the early urban transformations of Islamic Cordoba. It is based on the hypothesis that the urban landmarks that are mentioned in the accounts of the conquest of the city were conflicting elements at the time when these accounts were composed. From this perspective, the textual and archaeological data that are recognisable in the city’s topography are analysed to demonstrate that the city only began to undergo significant changes with the arrival of the Umayyad dynasty and that even then its rulers had to negotiate with the situations that had been created during the decades prior to their arrival. |
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| ISSN: | 1570-0585 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Arabica
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/15700585-01236926 HDL: 10261/393059 |
