The Origin of the Mosque of Cordoba: Secrets of Andalusia 0th Edition

by Marvin Mills (Author)

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This book represents twenty years of thought and research on perhaps the greatest Islamic monument in Spain- the Mosque of Cordoba. The unfolding of the mystery of its origin goes back to Atlantis when an era of world civilization made possible the birth of a community called Tartessos in Andalusia. This sophisticated society welcomed the trading Phoenicians in the 12th century BC. Together they designed and built essentially the structure that Islam adapted to their use as a mosque in the 8th century AD. But new evidence gathered by the architect, Marvin Mills, fails to support this contention as we examine the architecture and history of the building and realize that another provenance is indicated. Even the orientation of he mosque is suspect as it fails to orient to Mecca. And Carbon-14 dating indicates a much older attribution. Revelations such as these will make it impossible to continue as usual in the progress of the field of Spanish architecture, Phoenicians in the West, the reality of Atlantis without dealing with this new approach. Insights into the famous Alhambra in Granada and Madina Azahara, the palace-city outside of Cordoba, add to the new perspective by challenging their origins as well.

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Marvin Mills is an architect, architectural historian and professor of history of Architecture. He has devoted thirty years to the study of Islamic art and architecture. He has advance degrees from Columbia University in philosophy, architecture and history of architecture. He lives presently with his wife in Sarasota, Florida where has a recent adjunct professor at New College.

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Publisher : iUniverse; 0 edition (January 26, 2007)
Language: : English
Paperback : 136 pages
ISBN-10 : 0595423256
ISBN-13 : 978-0595423255
Item Weight : 7.5 ounces
Dimensions : 6 x 0.34 x 9 inches

Best Sellers Rank: #5,517,976 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #1,381 in Religious Building Architecture
- #2,696 in Islam (Books)
- #4,550 in Middle Eastern History (Books)

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J. Kodl

Pure Excrement

Reviewed in the United States on September 11, 2007

I bought this book for a research paper on the Mosque of Cordoba and I was shocked when the first few pages recounted how the sinking of Atlantis effected Iberia. Specifically, that the people who were in Spain before the Phoenicians were actually the survivors of Atlantis and that it is their influence that effected the construction of the mosque. If you want a book grounded in facts this is not it, if you want to read a work of fiction, pick up something better written.

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