La Almunia cordobesa, entre las fuentes historiográficas y arqueológicas
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Las crónicas árabes referidas al periodo omeya
están repletas de lugares denominados almunia,
como las célebres al-Ruṣāfa, al-Nā’ūra o al-
‘Amiriyya. Sorprendentemente sabemos muy poco
sobre el propio concepto que se esconde detrás de
este término munya, con un significado particular
en el contexto de la capital omeya. En este artículo
sistematizamos la información disponible de cada
una de las almunias conocidas, para buscar un marco
coherente en el que insertar el variado conjunto
de palacetes que la arqueología ha puesto a la luz
en el entorno de Córdoba. Al mismo tiempo analizamos
dichas fuentes para comprender como se
forma el paisaje del entorno de Córdoba y cómo
el círculo del soberano omeya mantiene un férreo
control sobre todo este espacio tan simbólico.
In Arab chronicles referring to Umayyad period we found plenty of places called munya/ munān, as the famous al-Ruṣāfa, al-Nā’ūra or al- ‘Amiriyya. Surprisingly, we do not know much about the concept that lies behind that term, that have a particular meaning in the context of the Umayyad capital. In this paper, we systematize the available information about each one of the known munān, in order to find a framework for the varied repertory of palaces that archaeology have unearth in the surroundings of the city. At the same time we analyze those references, trying to understand how the landscape that surround Cordova is made and how the inner circle of the Umayyad sovereign retains strong control over that symbolic space.
In Arab chronicles referring to Umayyad period we found plenty of places called munya/ munān, as the famous al-Ruṣāfa, al-Nā’ūra or al- ‘Amiriyya. Surprisingly, we do not know much about the concept that lies behind that term, that have a particular meaning in the context of the Umayyad capital. In this paper, we systematize the available information about each one of the known munān, in order to find a framework for the varied repertory of palaces that archaeology have unearth in the surroundings of the city. At the same time we analyze those references, trying to understand how the landscape that surround Cordova is made and how the inner circle of the Umayyad sovereign retains strong control over that symbolic space.







