Episode 59: Paradise on Earth: Alcazar Gardens
Ramadan Mubarak to all our Muslim fans and friends! May you all have a month of peace and joy! Today, we're finally talking about Spain. But, more importantly, we're talking about the Royal Alcazar Palace and Gardens and the legacy of 700 years of Islamic art on Spanish culture with an article discussion. This World Heritage Site, palace of Spain’s royal family, and done in the Mudéjar architectural style, will play the backdrop of today’s episode. So, sit back. We’ll enjoy the soft splashing of fountains, as we sit in the cool shade of the patio, and get ready for our article discussions of Hispano-Arab gardens. Our two articles for today: The Hispano-Arab Garden: Its Philosophy and Function by James Dickie (1968) and Primero Huerto: Iconography, Anamorphism, and the Idea of the Garden in Sixteenth-Century Spanish Mysticism by María M. Carrión (2012).
Join us as we make a ton of Game of Thrones references, wax poetically about flowers, get defensive of scholarly literature written in the 15th century, and contemplate the legacy of Islam on the Spanish diaspora.
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Sources:
Carrión M.M. (2012). Primero Huerto: Iconography, Anamorphism, and the Idea of the Garden in Sixteenth-Century Spanish Mysticism. La corónica: A Journal of Medieval Hispanic Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, Volume 41, Issua 1, pp. 61-92
Dickie J. (1968). The Hispano-Arab Garden: Its Philosophy and Function. Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, Vol. 31, No. 2, pp. 237-248
