Abstract
This study examines how leadership and strategy influenced the multicultural settings in Spain, effectively changing Spain’s cultural identity from rural Visigothic in the eighth century to Islamic-Visigothic by the 15th century. This research uses qualitative methods and an ethnographic perspective to investigate how poetic approaches supported communal relationships in Spain. It examines the role of the Abd al-Rahman and his caliphates in creating a new page in Spain’s history and shaping a new cultural identity from its complex multicultural environment. The development of the cultural identity represented by the Mudejar architectural phenomenon will be revealed through Christian and Jewish architectural contexts. The paper argues that the influence of Islamic artistic expression as an aesthetic symbol in architecture and on cultural identity in a complex multicultural setting can not only assist the natural human process of connecting–but also entice people to connect–with cultures creating art of broader context and changing geopolitical alignment.
Presenters
Kim Thu LeHonourable Research Fellow, School of Design, The University of Western Australia, Western Australia, Australia
Details
Presentation Type
Paper Presentation in a Themed Session
Theme
2021 Special Focus - Voices from the Edge: Negotiating the Local in the Global
KEYWORDS
Leadership, Religion, Architect, Ethnic, Identity
