CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2018
| Author | Galstyan, Anahit |
|---|---|
| Title | Armeno-Muslim Cultural Interactions in Late Twelfth- And Early Thirteenth-Century Anatolia: Kumbets and the Cross-Cultural Transmission of Architectural Knowledge |
| Summary | The present thesis deals with the question of the Armeno-Muslim cultural interactions in the late twelfth and early thirteenth-century Turco-Muslim Anatolia through a comprehensive analysis of the cross-cultural transmission of the architectural knowledge articulated in the earliest surviving kümbets in the region. The methodology is based on structural and stylistic analyses of a group of thirteen kümbets located in Central and Eastern Anatolia and dating back to the late twelfth and early thirteenth centuries. The architectural analysis of these funerary edifices reveals the adaptation of structural and decorative features characteristic of the Transcaucasian tradition in the visual vocabulary of the newly emerging architecture in Central and Eastern Anatolia. Among the bearers of the Transcaucasian architectural tradition, the prevalence of the Armenian constituent in the local demographic picture allows for the suggestion that the transmission happened as a result of the cross-cultural interactions between the Armenian and Turco-Muslim groups. The contextualization of the discussed monuments in the larger picture of intercultural contacts in the region further supported this argument. |
| Supervisor | Szakács, Béla Zsolt; Börekçi, Günhan; Perczel, István |
| Department | Medieval Studies MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2018/galstyan_anahit.pdf |
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