TY - GEN
T1 - ISLAMIC ARCHITECTURE IN THE WEST OF AL-ANDALUS
T2 - 4th International Conference on Islamic Heritage Architecture and Art, IHA 2022
AU - de Man, Adriaan
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 WIT Press.
PY - 2022/9/21
Y1 - 2022/9/21
N2 - The archaeological expression of medieval Islamic building efforts is traceable at multiple sites of the Gharb Al-Andalus, and articulates with both late antique and later dynamics. Several excavations, and subsequent conservation actions, have led to a fair understanding of specific Portuguese Islamic and Mozarabic contexts. Despite significant advances in academic research, only limited case studies allow for an insight into the challenges and benefits, both socio-economic and technical, of commodifying these tangibles. In addition to providing an overall perspective, the paper mentions a select number of built features from the Islamic period, and critically explores their heritage significance, for local communities and for visitors. Conclusions are based on heuristic, qualitative interpretations, and point at the need for sustainable integrations.
AB - The archaeological expression of medieval Islamic building efforts is traceable at multiple sites of the Gharb Al-Andalus, and articulates with both late antique and later dynamics. Several excavations, and subsequent conservation actions, have led to a fair understanding of specific Portuguese Islamic and Mozarabic contexts. Despite significant advances in academic research, only limited case studies allow for an insight into the challenges and benefits, both socio-economic and technical, of commodifying these tangibles. In addition to providing an overall perspective, the paper mentions a select number of built features from the Islamic period, and critically explores their heritage significance, for local communities and for visitors. Conclusions are based on heuristic, qualitative interpretations, and point at the need for sustainable integrations.
KW - Islamic heritage
KW - Portugal
KW - cultural tourism
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U2 - 10.2495/IHA220051
DO - 10.2495/IHA220051
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85140301760
T3 - WIT Transactions on the Built Environment
SP - 61
EP - 72
BT - Islamic Heritage Architecture IV
A2 - Hernandez, Santiago
PB - WITPress
Y2 - 13 July 2022 through 15 July 2022
ER -