IMC 2017: Sessions
Session 517: DISTAFF, I: Dressing Otherness - Garments as Expressions of Diverse Ethnicity in Medieval Iberia
Tuesday 4 July 2017, 09.00-10.30
| Sponsor: | Discussion, Interpretation & Study of Textile Arts, Fabrics & Fashions (DISTAFF) |
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| Organiser: | Nahum Ben-Yehuda, Department of Land of Israel Studies & Archaeology, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat Gan |
| Moderator/Chair: | Nahum Ben-Yehuda, Department of Land of Israel Studies & Archaeology, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat Gan |
| Paper 517-a | The Fascination for the 'Other': Medieval Andalusian Garments and Trousseaus with Castilian Names (Language: English) Index terms: Art History - Decorative Arts, Islamic and Arabic Studies, Language and Literature - Spanish or Portuguese |
| Paper 517-b | The Role of Jews and Muslims in Dressing Up Portuguese Medieval Society (Language: English) Index terms: Daily Life, Economics - General, Hebrew and Jewish Studies, Islamic and Arabic Studies |
| Paper 517-c | The Las Huelgas Textile Grave Goods as Expressions of the Medieval Iberian Attitude Towards Otherness (Language: English) Index terms: Archaeology - Artefacts, Art History - Decorative Arts, Islamic and Arabic Studies |
| Abstract | This session will examine, from various viewpoints, ethnic diversity and the attitude toward otherness in Medieval Iberia, as related to garments and textiles. The first paper will deal with Andalusian garments and trousseaus bearing Castilian names, which will be identified and illustrated. The second paper will discuss the roles of Jews and Muslims in Portuguese textile production and their respective cultural and technical legacies. The final paper will examine the role and implications of Castilian royal textile grave-goods and their Arabic ornamentation - imported from Al-Andalus. |