RT Journal Article
T1 Revisiting the Concepts of Centre and Peripheries in Islamic Art with Geographic Information Systems (GIS): The Creations of Western Islamic Societies
T2 Revisiting the Concepts of Centre and Peripheries in Islamic Art with Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
A1 Marcos-Cobaleda, María
A1 Garrido Almonacid, Antonio
K1 Arte islámico - S. XII-XV
K1 Arquitectura islámica - S. XII-XV
K1 Mediterráneo (Región)
K1 Almorávides
K1 Cartografía
K1 Sistemas de información geográfica
AB The aim of this paper is to review the concepts of centre and peripheries in MediterraneanIslamic art during the late Middle Ages. Traditionally, the idea of a uniqueEastern production centre was widespread in historiographical debates; however, inthe framework of current research projects, the need to review the well-establishedconcepts of centre and peripheries has been identified.In this context, this paper considers the geographical distribution of muqarnaṣin the Mediterranean basin between the twelfth and fifteenth centuries from theAlmoravid period. In this framework, a double aspect has been analysed to examine:1) how muqarnaṣ spread from the Almoravid Empire to other Mediterranean areas,and 2) if those Western muqarnaṣ can be related to the Eastern ones or if, on the contrary,they can be considered an independent manifestation of a new production centrelocated in an area traditionally considered peripheral.To achieve this aim, a geodatabase including the Mediterranean muqarnaṣ ensembleshas been created. Different categorised analyses have been developed with aGeographic Information System (GIS), as well as an element concentration analysis, with the Heatmap plugin in the QGIS software, to determine where the centres withthe highest concentrations of muqarnaṣ are located. On the basis of the different analyses,innovative cartographic materials have been developed and are included in thestudy. From the obtained results, it can be concluded that the traditional view of aunique production centre in the case of muqarnaṣ should be discarded.
PB Brill
YR 2024
FD 2024
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10630/40207
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10630/40207
LA eng
NO Marcos Cobaleda, M., & Garrido Almonacid, A. (2024). Revisiting the Concepts of Centre and Peripheries in Islamic Art with Geographic Information Systems (GIS): the Creations of Western Islamic Societies. Journal of Digital Islamicate Research, 1(1-2), 66-88. https://doi.org/10.1163/27732363-bja00002
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DS RIUMA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Málaga
RD 27 ene 2026