À la recherche de la Grèce moderne : mosquées ottomanes à l’ombre de l’Acropole
Abstract: In this paper, I analyze the Islamic topography of Athens deriving evidence from the Ottoman monuments of its city center. I argue that the involuntary urban continuity in the aftermath of the Greek War of Independence has left visible traces in the development of the Ottoman legacy of Ath...
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Centre d'Études Balkaniques
2023-03-01
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| author | Aikaterini Lykoudi |
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| description | Abstract: In this paper, I analyze the Islamic topography of Athens deriving evidence from the Ottoman monuments of its city center. I argue that the involuntary urban continuity in the aftermath of the Greek War of Independence has left visible traces in the development of the Ottoman legacy of Athens. While the Benaki Museum can offer a unique platform for the reconciliation of modern Greece with Islam, the district of Monastiraki remains a problematic space of collective memory and Athenian diversity. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-291bab4f736d45f28b57be80198181672023-04-04T09:29:51ZengCentre d'Études BalkaniquesCahiers Balkaniques0290-74022261-41842023-03-014910.4000/ceb.19924À la recherche de la Grèce moderne : mosquées ottomanes à l’ombre de l’AcropoleAikaterini LykoudiAbstract: In this paper, I analyze the Islamic topography of Athens deriving evidence from the Ottoman monuments of its city center. I argue that the involuntary urban continuity in the aftermath of the Greek War of Independence has left visible traces in the development of the Ottoman legacy of Athens. While the Benaki Museum can offer a unique platform for the reconciliation of modern Greece with Islam, the district of Monastiraki remains a problematic space of collective memory and Athenian diversity.http://journals.openedition.org/ceb/19924Athensottoman buildingsmosques |
| spellingShingle | Aikaterini Lykoudi À la recherche de la Grèce moderne : mosquées ottomanes à l’ombre de l’Acropole Cahiers Balkaniques Athens ottoman buildings mosques |
| title | À la recherche de la Grèce moderne : mosquées ottomanes à l’ombre de l’Acropole |
| title_full | À la recherche de la Grèce moderne : mosquées ottomanes à l’ombre de l’Acropole |
| title_fullStr | À la recherche de la Grèce moderne : mosquées ottomanes à l’ombre de l’Acropole |
| title_full_unstemmed | À la recherche de la Grèce moderne : mosquées ottomanes à l’ombre de l’Acropole |
| title_short | À la recherche de la Grèce moderne : mosquées ottomanes à l’ombre de l’Acropole |
| title_sort | a la recherche de la grece moderne mosquees ottomanes a l ombre de l acropole |
| topic | Athens ottoman buildings mosques |
| url | http://journals.openedition.org/ceb/19924 |
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