IMC 2015: Sessions
Session 1033: Territorial Organisation in Medieval Catalonia: Some New Archaeological Approaches
Wednesday 8 July 2015, 09.00-10.30
Sponsor: | Grup de Recerca Consolidat en Estudis Medieval 'Espai, Poder i Cultura', Universitat de Lleida |
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Organiser: | Karen Stöber, Departament d'Història, Universitat de Lleida |
Moderator/Chair: | Karen Stöber, Departament d'Història, Universitat de Lleida |
Paper 1033-a | Islamic Towers in the Islamic District of Lleida: The Architecture of Power (Language: English) Index terms: Archaeology - General, Archaeology - Sites, Architecture - Religious, Islamic and Arabic Studies |
Paper 1033-b | Smelling the Middle Ages: An Approximation to a Sensory Analysis of a 14th-Century City (Language: English) Index terms: Archaeology - General, Daily Life, Local History |
Abstract | This session explores different aspects of territorial organisation in Catalonia during the Middle Ages. Paper -a examines Islamic architecture in medieval Catalonia, its ideology, and its social consequences. It asks why Muslims built a certain type of tower in rural areas, assessing how their construction is associated with two kinds of Islamic settlement: almunia and alqueria. An analysis of the organization of urban spaces in |