The Scenography of Power in Al-Andalus and the ʿAbbasid and Byzantine Ceremonials: Christian Ambassadorial Receptions in the Court of Cordoba in a Comparative Perspective
Elsa Fernandes Cardoso
Abstract This essay considers ceremonial features represented during Christian diplomatic receptions held at the court of Cordoba, under rule Caliphs ʿAbd al-Raḥmān III (912‒961) and al-Ḥakam II (961‒976), in a comparative perspective. The declaration Umayyad Caliphate West by marked institutionalization carefully elaborated ceremonial, reaching its greatest development . Detailed official ambassadorial ceremonies will be addressed, such as ambassadors from Emperor Constantine VII Porphyrogennetos, King Otto I , or reception submission Ordoño IV deposed king Leon, accounted both Muslim sources. Such compared with ʿAbbasid Byzantine similar receptions, analyzing furthermore origin symbology those rituals within framework cultural exchanges encounters.
Medieval Encounters