Door of the Caliph - Concepts of the Court in the Umayyad Caliphate of Al-Andalus

This book focuses on the conceptualization of the court, palace and ruler of the Umayyad Caliphate of al-Andalus.

List of contents

1. Introduction / 2. Sources and State of the Art / 3. Concepts / 4. A Ceremonial Common Language in the Mediterranean: Rituals of Court in a Comparative Perspective / 5. Conclusion / Images

About the author

Elsa Cardoso is a postdoctoral fellow at the Institute of Languages and Cultures of the Mediterranean and the Near East (ILC) of the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) in Madrid. She earned her Ph.D. from the University of Lisbon in 2020. From April 2021 to March 2022, she was a postdoctoral fellow of the German DFG Center RomanIslam at the University of Hamburg. Her research focuses on the history of Islam and the history of al-Andalus. She has worked and published on the court, diplomacy and ceremonial of the Umayyads of Cordoba, considering a comparative perspective within the Mediterranean. She is also developing her research on the historiography of al-Andalus, as well as on the history of the Gharb al-Andalus.

Summary

This book focuses on the conceptualization of the court, palace and ruler of the Umayyad Caliphate of al-Andalus.

Product details

• Authors: Elsa Cardoso
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 05.05.2023
• EAN: 9781032207155
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3220715-5
• No. of pages: 280
• Series: Studies in Medieval History and Culture
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; European History, Spain, HISTORY / Ancient / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / Ancient & Classical, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, LITERARY CRITICISM / European / Spanish & Portuguese, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, Social and cultural history, Ancient History, Ancient history: to c 500 CE, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval, HISTORY / Europe / Spain