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The pre‐Islamic provenance of the mosque of Cordoba

The pre‐Islamic provenance of the mosque of Cordoba ©Al-Masāq , 4, (1991) : 1-1 6 Articles THE PRE-ISLAMIC PROVENANCE OF THE MOSQUE OF CORDOBA Marvin H Mills White Plains, New York The concept of an Islamic origin of the Mosque of Cordoba has been accepted by historians for a thousand years. It is time to analyze this belief and to evaluate the evidence that could support a more ancient provenance. The prevalent view was established by chroniclers and historians including al-Razi in the fourth/tenth century, al IdfiSl in the sixth/twelfth, Ibn al-cIdhan in the seventh/thirteenth, al-Maqqafl in the eleventh/seventeenth and Ambrosio de Morales in the eighteenth century. * They all accepted and promoted the account of a new Umayyad construction by conquerors who had the wealth, power and need to fashion a large congregational mosque in their capital of Cordoba beginning in 170/786 and repeatedly enlarging it until 401/1010 as the number of faithful and new converts to Islam increased. This apparent sudden burst of architectural activity on a grand scale i s perceived to be consistent with the burgeoning cultural activity in all areas of life which climaxed in the Golden Age of Spain in the fourth/tenth century. The assumption of an Islamic origin seems reasonable http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Al-Masaq: Journal of the Medieval Mediterranean Taylor & Francis

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©Al-Masāq , 4, (1991) : 1-1 6 Articles THE PRE-ISLAMIC PROVENANCE OF THE MOSQUE OF CORDOBA Marvin H Mills White Plains, New York The concept of an Islamic origin of the Mosque of Cordoba has been accepted by historians for a thousand years. It is time to analyze this belief and to evaluate the evidence that could support a more ancient provenance. The prevalent view was established by chroniclers and historians including al-Razi in the fourth/tenth century, al IdfiSl in the...
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©Al-Masāq , 4, (1991) : 1-1 6 Articles THE PRE-ISLAMIC PROVENANCE OF THE MOSQUE OF CORDOBA Marvin H Mills White Plains, New York The concept of an Islamic origin of the Mosque of Cordoba has been accepted by historians for a thousand years. It is time to analyze this belief and to evaluate the evidence that could support a more ancient provenance. The prevalent view was established by chroniclers and historians including al-Razi in the fourth/tenth century, al IdfiSl in the sixth/twelfth, Ibn al-cIdhan in the seventh/thirteenth, al-Maqqafl in the eleventh/seventeenth and Ambrosio de Morales in the eighteenth century. * They all accepted and promoted the account of a new Umayyad construction by conquerors who had the wealth, power and need to fashion a large congregational mosque in their capital of Cordoba beginning in 170/786 and repeatedly enlarging it until 401/1010 as the number of faithful and new converts to Islam increased. This apparent sudden burst of architectural activity on a grand scale i s perceived to be consistent with the burgeoning cultural activity in all areas of life which climaxed in the Golden Age of Spain in the fourth/tenth century. The assumption of an Islamic origin seems reasonable

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Al-Masaq: Journal of the Medieval Mediterranean – Taylor & Francis

Published: Jan 1, 1991

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