Admiration and awe : Morisco buildings and identity negotiations in early modern Spanish historiography / Antonio Urquízar Herrera

Author:: Urquízar Herrera, Antonio, 1973-
Published:: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2017.
Edition:: First edition.
Physical Description:: 1 online resource : illustrations (black and white)

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Contents:

Machine generated contents note: PART I -- 1.Conquest and Plunder -- 2.The Notion of the Loss of Spain -- 3.Islamic Monuments as Christian Trophies -- PART II -- 4.Historical Dislocation and Antiquarian Appropriation -- 5.The Foundations of an Antiquarian Literature for Islamic Architecture -- 6.The Antiquarian Appropriation of Islamic Monuments -- PART III -- 7.The Religious Use of the Antiquarian Model -- 8.Genealogical Forgery and Continuity of Christian Worship -- 9.Calling on the Martyrs: The Final Atonement of Islamic Architecture -- CONCLUDING IDEAS -- 10.Charting the Impact of Historiographical Texts?.

Summary:

This work explores the appropriation of Islamic architecture by Spanish historians during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, illuminating its relationship to the development of Spanish national identity.

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ISBN:

9780191838811 (ebook)

Audience Notes:

Specialized.

Note:

This edition previously issued in print: 2017.

Bibliography Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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