Open AccessThe festival of moors and christians as pillar of the arts.
Author(s) -
Miguel A. Pozo,
José-Luis Anta Félez
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
calle 14
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2145-0706
pISSN - 2011-3757
DOI - 10.14483/udistrital.jour.c14.2015.3.a07
Subject(s) - moors , the arts , nationalism , politics , fantasy , postmodernity , aesthetics , history , sociology , visual arts , postmodernism , art , literature , political science , archaeology , law
The Festivals of Moors and Christians represents a unique and concrete world that crosses both the history and geography of Spain and its social, political and economic configurations. Historically, they have had a pedagogical sense and, for that reason, they present the complexity of different events, elements, objects and actors that compose it as contrasting elements (assimilation of nationalism and regionalisms or the eternal Hispanic struggle between good and evil), making everything appear normal, exerting a power that few celebrations hold. These chameleonic feasts have adapted to different historical moments and, with the coming of postmodernity, have opened their gates to a colorful game of fantasy where visual and performing arts have become of the utmost importance.