There and Back Again
Rhetorics of Al-Andalus in Modern Syrian Popular Culture
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8968665 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jonathan H Shannon (0000-0001-8163-0263, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 48 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 5-24 |
| Publication date | 2016-01-14 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal Middle East Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0020-7438 • E-ISSN: 1471-6380 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0020743815001440 |
| OpenAlex | W2385810150 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 35 |
This article explores the rhetorical function of al-Andalus (medieval Spain) in modern Syrian popular culture, with a focus on music. The rhetoric of al-Andalus in Syria is intimately related to the project of nation building. The nostalgic performance of links between modern Syria and medieval al-Andalus assumed great rhetorical force in the 1960s as a result of ideologies of pan-Arabism, the loss of Palestine, the rise of Islamist threats at home, and the emergence of petrodollar regimes in the Arabian Gulf. As a result, the rhetoric of al-Andalus became “good to think” for wide audiences of Syrians. Musical genres linked to al-Andalus play an important role as potent vehicles for constructing Syrian memory cultures. Drawing on heavily mythologized and nostalgic visions of an Andalusian golden age, musical performance in Syria sonically reinforces forms of nostalgic remembrance and enacts claims on Syrian pasts, presents, and futures
Ancient history · Art · Ideology · Linguistics · Literature · Musical · Political science · Politics · Rhetoric · Rhetorical question · Sociology · Vision · Anthropology · Hispanic-African Historical Relations · History · Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies · Law · Middle East and Rwanda Conflicts · Philosophy
Under Crescent and Cross
Iberian Jewish Literature
Present Pasts
On Longing
Nostalgia for the Modern
Arabic Thought in the Liberal Age 1798–1939
Urban Notables and Arab Nationalism
Arab World
Urban Notables and Arab Nationalism
Islam against the West
Sovereign Creations
Syria and the French Mandate
Cultural Intimacy
Performing the Past
Islam and Public Controversy in Europe
Cultural Capitals
Unfortunately, It Was Paradise
Nostalgia, Arab Nationalism, and The Andalusian Chronotope in the Evolution of the Modern Arabic Novel
The Struggle for Syria. A Study of Post-War Arab Politics 1945-1958
From Madrasa to Maison d'hôte
The Lost Garden of Al-Andalus
Performing al-Andalus, Remembering al-Andalus
The Interference of al-Andalus
Rhetoric of Motives
Present Pasts
Music and the Global Order
Managing Muslim Visibility
| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,63 |
| Citation span | 2018 - 2025 (8) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |