The Scenography of Power in Al-Andalus and the Ê¿Abbasid and Byzantine Ceremonials: Christian Ambassadorial Receptions in the Court of Cordoba in a Comparative Perspective
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This essay considers ceremonial features represented during Christian diplomatic receptions held at the court of Cordoba, under the rule of Caliphs Ê¿Abd al-RaḥmÄn III (912â961) and al-Ḥakam II (961â976), in a comparative perspective. The declaration of the Umayyad Caliphate of the West by Ê¿Abd al-RaḥmÄn III marked the institutionalization of a carefully elaborated court ceremonial, reaching its greatest development under the rule of al-Ḥakam II. Detailed official ambassadorial ceremonies will be addressed, such as receptions of ambassadors from Emperor Constantine VII Porphyrogennetos, and King Otto I, or the reception and submission of Ordoño IV, deposed king of Leon, accounted by both Muslim and Christian sources. Such ceremonies will be compared with Ê¿Abbasid and Byzantine similar receptions, analyzing furthermore the origin and symbology of those rituals within the framework of diplomatic and cultural exchanges and encounters.
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The Scenography of Power in Al-Andalus and the Ê¿Abbasid and Byzantine Ceremonials: Christian Ambassadorial Receptions in the Court of Cordoba in a Comparative Perspective
In: Medieval EncountersSearch for other papers by Elsa Cardoso in
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Abstract
This essay considers ceremonial features represented during Christian diplomatic receptions held at the court of Cordoba, under the rule of Caliphs Ê¿Abd al-RaḥmÄn III (912â961) and al-Ḥakam II (961â976), in a comparative perspective. The declaration of the Umayyad Caliphate of the West by Ê¿Abd al-RaḥmÄn III marked the institutionalization of a carefully elaborated court ceremonial, reaching its greatest development under the rule of al-Ḥakam II. Detailed official ambassadorial ceremonies will be addressed, such as receptions of ambassadors from Emperor Constantine VII Porphyrogennetos, and King Otto I, or the reception and submission of Ordoño IV, deposed king of Leon, accounted by both Muslim and Christian sources. Such ceremonies will be compared with Ê¿Abbasid and Byzantine similar receptions, analyzing furthermore the origin and symbology of those rituals within the framework of diplomatic and cultural exchanges and encounters.
| All Time | Past 365 days | Past 30 Days | |
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| Abstract Views | 377 | 162 | 19 |
| Full Text Views | 1144 | 43 | 1 |
| PDF Views & Downloads | 1750 | 89 | 4 |
