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TL57207
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انگلیسی
TITLE AND STATEMENT OF RESPONSIBILITY
Title Proper
Triumphant Towers and Sites of Spolia in Almohad Spain and Morocco: The Case of the Sevillian Minaret
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[Thesis]
First Statement of Responsibility
Hoosein, Nausheen
Subsequent Statement of Responsibility
Kozlowski, Sarah
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
The University of Texas at Dallas
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2019
GENERAL NOTES
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165 p.
DISSERTATION (THESIS) NOTE
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M.A.
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The University of Texas at Dallas
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2019
SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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Traditionally, art historians have viewed spolia and reuse as material taken from one site to be used in another for reasons of pragmatism, aesthetics, or triumph. Moreover, the art and architecture of the Berber Almohad Empire is viewed through the lens of Iberia, which is regarded as the culturally superior model for the far western Islamic lands. However, more recent studies are beginning to show other reasons for spoliation. These studies suggest that Almoravid and Almohad reuse of Umayyad spolia was a deliberate attempt to architecturally manifest the political power of the Berber regimes. This paper focuses on the reuse of tenth-century Umayyad marble capitals in the twelfth-century Sevillian minaret, popularly known as La Giralda. The thesis considers three means of interpretation: contemporary sources like those of Ibn Idhari, secondary scholarship, and a visual analysis placing the capitals in the distinctive, dynastic style of Madinat al-Zahra. Through this analysis, it is clear that the Sevillian minaret was a site of spolia, a place where elements were taken from one specific site for use in another to establish a visual and symbolic relation. Particularly, the deliberate reuse of Madinat al-Zahra marble in the most potent symbol of Almohad victory on the peninsula displays the Almohad quest to proclaim power, seek legitimacy, and associate their rule with that of the splendors of the Córdoban court.
UNCONTROLLED SUBJECT TERMS
Subject Term
Architecture
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Art history
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Medieval history
PERSONAL NAME - PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY
Hoosein, Nausheen
PERSONAL NAME - SECONDARY RESPONSIBILITY
Kozlowski, Sarah
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The University of Texas at Dallas
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