The Conversion of Iberia’s Bells
In 997 the bells of Santiago de Compostela converted to Islam. Al-Mansur, de facto ruler of al-Andalus, destroyed the Christian shrine of Santiago de Compostela and carried off its bells to Cordoba. He then transformed the bells into lamps, hanging them in the Great Mosque. This conversion story (an...
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| Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis
2021
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Material religion
Year: 2021, Volume: 17, Issue: 1, Pages: 81-110 |
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Santiago de Compostela
/ Conquest
/ Cathedral (Santiago de Compostela)
/ Bell
/ Secularization
/ Cathedral (Córdoba, Spanien)
/ Light
/ Geschichte 997
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| IxTheo Classification: | AX Inter-religious relations CC Christianity and Non-Christian religion; Inter-religious relations KBH Iberian Peninsula |
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Santiago de Compostela
B nonextant B Cordoba B mosque lamps B Materiality B Islam B church bells B Christianity B Conversion B al-Mansur |
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