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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
VerfasserIn:	Robinson, Cynthia
Place / Publishing House:	Leiden; , Boston : : BRILL,, 2002.
Year of Publication:	2002
Edition:	1st ed.
Language:	English
Series:	The Medieval and Early Modern Iberian World ; 15.
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.

In Praise of Song : : The Making of Courtly Culture in al-Andalus and Provence, 1005-1134 A.D. / / Cynthia Robinson.

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