Justice, mercy and Christianity: a new reading of the 10th-century Qur’anic inscriptions of the Mosque of Cordova
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https://doi.org/10.3989/alqantara.2010.v31.i1.111Keywords:
Great mosque, Cordova, Qur’anic epigraphy, Umayyad Caliphate, Anti Christian polemicAbstract
This article is a new analysis of the Koranic inscriptions that were made on the doors of the Great Mosque at Cordova during the time of the Caliphate (10th century). Although not all these inscriptions are well-preserved, a new approach to the Koranic verses has revealed enough unique aspects to suggest a fresh interpretation of their meaning and intention. These inscriptions are part of a well-defined epigraphic program with a complex meaning related to the political, social and religious context of the time. This program also accounts for allusions to the anti-Christian polemic of the era. In this sense, the religious epigraphy of this mosque constitutes a valuable historical record of the Umayyad caliphate of al-Andalus.
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