2023-04-19 06:22:05
A symbol is one thing and a myth quite another. The symbol is independent in nature, and does not need the legend. While the latter needs it, and always uses it. People often confuse allegory with myth. This confusion may often be the result of misunderstanding, bias, or bad intentions.
In the case of Andalusia, the dean of the Spanish Mozarabs, Pedro Martinez Montapez (1933-2023); In his book published by the “Arab Thought Foundation” entitled “Andalusia, Significance and Symbolism” (2018), translated by Rania Hashim Saad, in his talk regarding the dichotomy of symbol and myth and the forms of mutual and changing relationship between them, that “the mythical extension of Andalusia emerged more frequently than the symbolic nature. This trend has grown over the last two or three decades, whether on the Arab side or on the Spanish side.
Is Andalusia not more of a future than a past?
Montapez does not hesitate to express his opinion on this matter, as he confirms that “the symbolic Andalusia constitutes a luminous and wonderful reference that combines the nobility of the past with the glad tidings of the future. But the symbolic truth of Andalusia is inherently superior to its legendary form.”
Far from the duality of symbol and myth, Andalusia, as I live it today, appears to me as an open work that is renewed in every reading, beyond ideologies and politics. This work was created collectively, not individually. In this sense, I would like to ask: Is Andalusia not more of a future than a past?
For me, I do not hesitate for one moment to say that Andalusia was and still is a unique model for the culture of the future, the culture of eliminating the borders between cultural, national, or religious affiliations. In this sense, it is a homeland that accommodates everyone. It is a heart capable of every image.
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