In Praise of Song : : The Making of Courtly Culture in al-Andalus and Provence, 1005-1134 A.D. / / Cynthia Robinson.
This volume offers a reconstruction of the court culture of the taifa kings of al-Andalus (11th century A.D.), using both visual and textual evidence. A focus of particular attention is the court of the Banū Hūd at Zaragoza, and that dynasty's palace, the Aljafería. Principle written sources...
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Superior document: | The Medieval and Early Modern Iberian World ; 15 |
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Place / Publishing House: | Leiden; , Boston : : BRILL,, 2002. |
Year of Publication: | 2002 |
Edition: | 1st ed. |
Language: | English |
Series: | The Medieval and Early Modern Iberian World ;
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource. |
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Table of Contents:
- Dedication
- Acknowledgements
- List of Illustrations
- Glossary of Arabic Terms
- Introduction
- Part One: The Culture of Courtly Love in al-Andalus, 1005-1134 A.D.
- Introduction To Part One: Posing the Problem: The Aljafería and its Historiography
- 1. Initial Impressions: First Readings of Space and Ornament
- 2. Approaches and Academic Contexts
- Chapter One: Ceremonial Space, Pleasurable Space, and the Majlis al-Uns in Later Taifa Court Culture
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Ceremonial Space and the Aesthetic of Variety
- 3. The Realm of Ritual Pleasure: An Aesthetic of the Ambiguous
- Chapter Two: Models of Good Behavior: Early 11th-century Precedents for Culture of Courtly Love at the Courts of the Later Mulûk al-Tawâ'if
- 1. The Politics of Legitimacy: Panegyric and the Construction of Royal Identity Under the 'Âmirî Rulers and during the Fitna
- 2. Al-Himyarî's Badî` fi Wasf al-Rabî` and Its Subjects, the Kuttâb: an Andalusî Anthology
- 3. The Andalusî "Loving Subject:" Early Appearances at the `Âmirî Courts
- 4. TheElegant King: The Beginnings of "Courtly" Royal Panegyric in al-Andalus
- 5. The Cult of Pleasure and the "Courtly" Sovereign at the Court of the Banû Hamm
- 6. Images of "Courtliness:" Depicting the Majlis and the Courtly Sovereign
- Chapter Three: Analogy, Metaphor and Courtly Love: A Reconstruction of the Nadîm's Sensibilities
- 1. The Analogical Habit of Thought
- 2. A World of Similarities: Badî` and the Wondrous Possibilities of Metaphor
- 3. The Esthetics of Metaphor: Badî` in a Later Taifa Court Context
- 4. Mystical Possibilities: the Symbol as a Point in Common between Mystical and Philosophical Paths Toward Illumination
- 5. Courtliness, Love and Language
- Chapter Four: The Makings of Paradise: The Consequences of Analogical Thought for Palace Ornament and its Reception in a Later Taifa Court Context
- 1. Introduction
- 2. The Nadîm Looks Up and Listens
- 3. Seeing Paradise
- 4. Philosophical Implications
- 5. The Majlis: Analogical Portal to the Seven Heavens
- Conclusion To Part One: Tawhîd: The Unity of Sacred and Profane in the Aljafería's Microcosmos
- Part Two: Courtly Courts as a Sites of Cultural Interaction
- Intro To Part Two: The Case of the Two Caskets: Comparative Considerations
- Chapter One: A Question of Influence?: Some Considerations on the Muwashshaha
- Chapter Two: In the Context of Courtliness
- Chapter Three: The Question of Language
- Chapter Four: The Andalusî-Occitan Panegyric: Poetics of Courtly Love
- Chapter Five: Al-`Arab wa-l-`Ajam: Cultural Interaction Along the Northern Frontier in the 11th Century
- Conclusion: The Two Caskets Again: Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index.