Seville - The Spiritual Heart of Andalusia
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- Discover the enchanting city of Seville, steeped in centuries of religious history. Immerse yourself in the vibrant tapestry of cultures that have shaped this Spanish gem, from its Moorish heritage to its Christian influences. Join me on a journey through iconic landmarks, majestic cathedrals, and tranquil courtyards, as we uncover the profound spiritual legacy of Seville. From the awe-inspiring Seville Cathedral to its long Muslim history, this video is your gateway to exploring the profound religious heritage of this captivating city.
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If anyone is ever in Seville, please try getting a tour from "Sevilla Free Tours" with a historian named Valentín. 3000 years of history radiate through his enthusiastic soul, he still does the tours. I will never forget his passion and joy for his heritage, as well as his openness.
Edit: he became teary eyed when he recalled travelling to Morocco and understanding a Sephardic Jew in the fascinating language of Ladino, it was like finding his lost cousin.
Are they associated with the website of the same name?
I'm not religious but I can imagine why standing in a building like THAT is enough to make you believe in a higher power.
@@JinsEllafaith is part of an identity
I’m an American living in Lisbon Portugal and I’ve taken many road trips with my dog into Spain, like Don Quijote and Pancho Villa. I enjoy discovering little joules of history in art and architecture in the Extremadura and Andalusia, to provinces, struggling economically, but incredibly rich in history and architecture. Many say that Sevilla is the most beautiful of Spanish cities, and I would tend to agree. Despite it’s infamous heat in the summer, the throngs come. I did witness Semana Santa a couple of years ago and that is really mesmerizing.
Don Quijote y Sancho Panza,no Don Quijote y Pancho Villa.
I was fortunate to have visited Seville this April during their April Fair. This was just after my visit to Cordoba. Seville's main cathedral indeed is awe-inspiring. While the Mezquita in Cordoba truly is a syncretic structure, it is harder to see the Islamic influences in Seville's cathedral. The Giralda is the main such feature. I've been to Spain a few times and in every visit, a stop somewhere in Andalusia is a must. This land has so much history and beauty but it is never enough to satisfy me. That's why I return.
Agreed! Love Andalusia!
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08:50 Hidden gem is right, I didn't even know it existed and didn't visit it when I went to Seville last year. Great video!
We basically stumbled upon it by accident and only realized what it was afterwards. So then we had to come back the next day, of course!
@@LetsTalkReligion I live in Seville and it is one of the most beautiful churches in the city of beautiful churches
Presumably this was shot some time ago, but just in case you travel back -- I live in Sevilla and would be thrilled to meet up for coffee and a talk about religious architecture and heritage, anytime!
Also, to any visitors who enjoy the stuff in this video: make sure you visit the Museo de Bellas Artes! Lots of incredible artwork that used to be in churches, extremely well preserved. And it's in a converted palace full of some of the city's best tiling.
Hello, how are you doing? How’s everything going on with you over there, my name is Jeff Holmes,I’m originally from bologna Italy but presently living in NYC,where are you from?
Having visited both seville and marrakesh I can see the similarities like architecture,narrow streets,food,language even culture and hospitality and generosity
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My biggest regret from college times is that I didn't have the money to do my university's semester abroad in Seville. I see this video and feel nostalgia for the experiences that might have been.
Great video.
Our Lady Rocío (pronounced Ro thi o) has her own special pilgramage which is considered to be one of the biggest relious celebrations in Europe.
Hi! You could do a video about Rosacrucian (the historical one, not these modern copies), and how it relates to sufism, as the legendary founder studied unders (probably) sufis in Chipre, Damascus, Dancar, Egypt, Fez and Spain about the 14th century. The rose symbol, the fact that he learned in Fez (Morocco) how to contact nature spirits (Jins)... and how he adapt all that sufi knowledge to his cristian background. That would be amazing.
Great video! The statue at the top is called "Giraldillo" or "Giraldilla" and it's a feminine depiction of faith.
It fascinates me that I didn't learn about Spain being a Muslim country until I was in college. Never once mentioned in high school.
That's because it isn't a muslim country. It was invaded but they were kicked out.
@@Tzimiskes3506Spain was effectively Muslim country for centuries
@@szymonskoczylas5225 It was Christian for centuries as well.
Hello, how are you doing? How’s everything going on with you over there, my name is Jeff Holmes,I’m originally from bologna Italy but presently living in NYC,where are you from?
@@Tzimiskes3506It WAS a Muslim country, and that's what I believe she meant. The ones that "kicked them out", as you described it, where invaders as well, the Visigoths, and previously we had been invaded by the Vandals, and before that, the Romans. And yet, that wasn't it. This land had been previously occupied by the Carthaginians and the Phoenicians.
Hi from Seville! It's been nice to see your POV about my city and my country. You have a very keen eye for such things as History and Spirituality. Unfortunately, most of nowadays Andalusians are ignorants about what we once were: Tartessos, Al-Andalus, Andalucía... Blas Infante was a major figure who tried to wake Andalusian people up both in a social and a spiritual way. Did you notice how much "icon-lover" current popular religion is? You would be amazed how the Virgen del Rocío Procession at El Rocío town in Pentecost is performed. This is in sharp contrast with the "no-icon" islamic past. After the Castillian conquest, Catholic Religious Orders seek to promote fervent devotion towards the Blessed Mary, the Saints and the Passion of Christ among the Andalusian population. The funny things is that devotion for Mary connects very well with ancient Earth-Mother goddesses cultus in Tartessos and before. Thanks for sharing, love your content.
do you lean more to an iconic culture or the non iconic one?
Very interesting! I have been to Cordòba, but not Sevilla, unfortunately. Yes, I noticed the over-use of icons and images of the Virgin Mary everywhere there, too. I also noticed how ham (Jamòn) is ever-present on the streets everywhere-I read somewhere that the display of pork following the Castilian conquest was encouraged in order to demonstrate that the inhabitants were devoted Catholics, not Jewish or Muslim. Is this true? Is there a connection? Thanks!
@@samernammari8785 Greetings! Yes, definitely.
Europa es Cristiana
It really is a beautiful place thanks for making this
Great job on the video and song, Filip. I didn't know you are a musician. And am not surprised.
I'm planning a trip to southern Spain soon and these videos have been extremely helpful in planning what to see! Keep them coming!
very enjoyable and enlightening. I like the combination of travel discourse and religious history, as well as your personal connection to the place and its environment
Thank you!
8:45 man that Courtyard looks sooooo peaceful 🥺🥺🥺🥺 my heart longs to visit places like this. Away from all the Chaos & amidst the historical remnants. Once again thank you Filip, your videos are always very educational and invoke a sense of hope✨
I especially relished your obviously visceral appreciation of the Muslim heritage of Ishbaliyya, so much so, that I felt transported to the era in question, hoping for a depth of history that is beyond the scope of this video. Unearthing the politically repressed chaptres of the narratives of humankind breathes revived life into their reality. Thank you.
I live in Andalucía and have been fortunate enough to visit Sevilla a few times. Beautiful 🇪🇦
❤ love you channel, always learning something
I just discovered your channel today and a brand new video comes out, how lucky am I
You sold me. Gotta go there now!
Very nice work !
I can’t wait for your next video , you simply doesn’t stop amazing me all the time ✌🏼❤️
Thank you for sharing! It sounds like you had a great and meaningful journey.
Great review of the cathedral and the city. I lived outside of Cadiz for a few years and loved to drive up and visit Sevilla. Thank you.
One of my favorite videos from this channel
Beautiful! There is a tour of the Cathedral roofs that is super interesting, I recommend to pick a time close to sunset to go, the views are unreal.
Thank you so much for making such a wonderful and interesting video about my city ♥. Glad that foreigns appreciate its history and relevance :). You'll always be very welcomed!
I can listen to Filip’s voice all day, this channel is so great. Thank you.
Best travel pics evar. Looking forward to more of your travels, Filip...
thanks for a new place for my vacation bucket list mr. religion
Wonderful thank you Philip
What an excelent video. Didn't know your chanel but subscribed allready. I've been to Seville before, but learned a bit more in your video. Thank you for sharing your knowledge!👏👏👏👏
Thank you! That was absolutely wonderful to see. I've always heard of Seville. And of course there's the Opera "The Barber Of Seville." This adds to the mystical info..!👍🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾🙏🏾
Several classic operas have been set in Seville. Mozart's 'Le nozze di Figaro' and 'Don Giovanni' are other examples.
Really interesting introduction to this historic and fabled city. I've not been to Seville, but I can certainly relate to the special feeling of communion one has in walking the same spaces as once traversed by one's heroes.
For a period in the eleventh century, after the demise of the Umayyad caliphate in Córdoba, Seville was one of the taifas, independent Muslim principalities of Iberia each vying for power and prestige among themselves, and one of Seville's kings, al-Mu'tamid (reigned between 1068 and 1091), brought an early cultural renown to the city, becoming one of the finest poets in Arabic Andalusia ever produced. His kingdom was vanquished by the Almoravids from Africa, and al-Mu'tamid died in exile in Aghmat in 1095.
Much later, under Christian rule, Seville proved the cradle for many of Spain's most distinguished artists, including Diego Velázquez, Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, and Luisa Roldán. It has long been a place of intellectual and creative eminence.
An incredible place, to be sure!
Thank you so much . From Barcelona , Spain. Your channel is the richest one about religion . Some people are born for teaching . 🖤
We have many traditional songs that talk about Andalusia. It is a mixture of Spanish and Arabic culture
Thank you so much for Sharing this amazingly Beautiful knowledgeable video, of Wonderful history 👍🏻✅You are indeed an Authority on Islamic History & Sufism, 👍🏻✅ God Bless you 🌹Amen 🌹 Sohail Karachi Pakistan ❤️👍🏻
One of my favourite cities on this planet, such STUNNING architecture everywhere, delicious affordable tapas, flamenco. Thank you for this video. Would love an even deeper dive into its Moorish cultural roots.
Vous rêvé !! Qu'elle racines culturel maure a l'Espagne😅😂😂, reste dans votre grotte avec vos racine maure .
Vous oublié que les Espagnols,ont nettoyé le cancer venus d'Afrique pendant 3 siècles .
Et la culture des Espagnols sont Chrétienne et occidental, ou le cochon est le Roi ou l'appel a la prière a disparu depuis plus de 8 siècles .
Et vous les musulmans vous pouvez venir mendié une vie meilleure en Espagne où vous êtes toléré.
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Vous 😂😂😂il n'y a pas de racine culture maure .
Ces racines sont Ibériques et Chrétiennes depuis les ROMAINS. Sa culture est Espagnole occidental
It looks and sounds like you had a great time. I'm happy for you. My dream city to visit is Baghdad
Why
@@beso2139 the history
@@Charlie-502 Baghdad is close to my city
@@beso2139 that's awesome!
@@Charlie-502 yess
But dont go in summer
I was in Seville for a few days in January 2019. We spent hours in the main cathedral (I could have spent more, but my traveling companions were hungry). Highly recommend the rooftop tour. They still have the plans for cathedral masonry pieces drawn on the roof to use if they need to replace some parts. There were a couple people refreshing the lines while we were up there.
Thank you for the video!
Hello, how are you doing? How’s everything going on with you over there, my name is Jeff Holmes,I’m originally from bologna Italy but presently living in NYC,where are you from?
And very good guitars too.
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That San Salvador church could pass for any old church here in the Philippines. Baroque style was the norm during the colonial period. Interior also feels familiar for me.
Thanks!
Amazing how similar hindu temples and chritian churches look on the inside with all the images and statues. No other places of worship houses so many idols
Buddhist and Jain temples also can have profusions of figurative representations.
Thank you for this channell. I wonder...could you make a special episode about swedish/scandinavian mystics?
I have some in mind that might be coming out in the future!
Thank you soooo soooo much for all of your amazing work! It's such a great contribution for a seeker of knowledge, history, religion and spiritual concepts!! From Kashmir shaivism to the great personalities of the spiritual path inside Islam!
Thank you so much for all the work that you put in! It's truly worth it!!!
You've converted?
Hi, always love your videos. I don’t know if you have already talked about Hurūf Muqatta’āt, it is such an interesting subject, I would love you to do a video about it.
Best regards and blessings for your success!
Thank you 😊
Really beautiful video - thank you 🙏. One can really sense the deep spirituality of that area with its infusion of Sufism and Christianity 🕉️
Beautiful place. Thanks Filip.
If you want to see awe-inspiring buildings, you need to visit Iran. One particular place in Mashhad called Imam Reza Shrine will definitely occupy your mind for many years to come. Hope you can go and visit.
Great video keep it up you're doing amazing things also if you could have historical series about one Islamic scholar who would it be???
Thank you for the video. As someone who now subscribes to the Islamic faith I look forward to visiting this place and focusing on some of the items you showcased.
Spain - one of the greatest cultures in history was truly on a mindblowing level during those times
These remind me of the Duomo di Amalfi that I visited in 2007.
i hope you come to morocco and visit the retual sites from fez to marakesh.
Love from Pakistan 🇵🇰❤️
Kindly make a documentary video on the Chronicles and Life of Shams-I-Tabriz ✌🏾
Hi Filip would please give us your opinion on Hermes and the emerald tablet, it would be great thanks for all your videos
Great video. It would be amazing if you make a video on 'Qadiriyya' order as it is the one that fascinates me the most.
Well done. Might you make a video on the Guru Granth Sahib?
In the "Inside the Cathedral" part of the video. Which music is this? Love to know. So beautiful.
Hello, do you live in Seville or are you from there? Great video. Can’t wait to go there!
Very informative - what is meaning of gothic in simple words , is it architectural term ?
I just heard about Emanuel Swedenborg. Could you create a video about his work on spirituality as well?
wow
Can you cover old Synagogues converted to Churches in Spain?
salamualaykum, can you do a video about the Rifai/Rufai tariqa or the Khalwati/Halveti tariqa? theyre big orders but there's not msny videos explaining sbout them
I have visited it Andalusia many times but visiting it merely as a tourist is no comparison to experiencing this city spiritually
Hello, how are you doing? How’s everything going on with you over there, my name is Jeff Holmes,I’m originally from bologna Italy but presently living in NYC,where are you from?
I had to check the transcript to see that is was " thousands of tapas bars", and not topless bars.
This is your opportunity to open one that meets both criteria. How about next to the cathedral?
Please do a video about the great Catholic Mystic, San Juan de la Cruz. Saint John of the Cross
Om du skulle kunna rek. ett par böcker om dessa herrar, vilka skulle det vara? Har studier i kristen teologi, med fokus på östkyrkan.
i love those intrcate, stunning and just overwhelming pieces of art
Btw Seville had a genetic sample study of a sample size of 155 and it had a 8% j2 group aka central and eastern Mediterranean aka Levantine Arabs and overall Spain have a fairly decent amount of North African and Levantine genetic samples North African being the major one
🤣vous êtes au courant des expulsions des musulmans de l'Espagne CHRÉTIENNE.
Ils ont nettoyé le cancer venu d'Afrique pendant 300 a fin de vous effacé des terres CHRÉTIENNES EUROPÉENNE.
Vérifier sur wikipédia il y a 11% dans L'Espagne au nord-ouest et le reste Il y a que 4% .
Mais vous le nord africains vos gêne Hispanic est importante a causse des musulmans Hispanic expulsé vers l'Afrique, leurs terre depuis que ils préfèrent leurs secte de taré a leurs pays Chrétiens depuis les Romains
very proud to say my grandfathers once ruled these lands with the biggest dynasty, banu abbad and we have various schools,shops and mosques named after the ruler Al-Mu'tamid ibn abbad in my village in Jordan, Banu Abbad kings of Al-Hira, rulers of AlAndalus, بني عباد ملوك الحيره حكام الاندلس
Wow!
'Moi aussi je suis très fier de mes ancêtres Hispanic Chrétiens qui ont réussi a foutre DEHORS les Voleurs de terre Chrétienne venu d'Afrique ☪️💩🚽🧹
Can you please do a video on the kurdish religion yarsanism?
Could you maybe one day discuss bektashism ? Its a mystic sect of islam with not much known about it.
Ah the birth place of Ibn Arabi....the most controversial person in Islamic history till today...Ashaaris, Salafis and Sufis scholars still debate about him and his teaching till today and its not just a small debate but a wild one and most of the Salafis and Ashaaris have a very negative views about him.
great video although technically Milan's cathedral is the largest gothic cathedral in the world
make a vid on levantine and armenian significance to christianity
Question for the channel creator: are you a syncretist or perennialist?
They're many impressive building in Marrakech in Morocco the capital of Almohavids like Alkoutoubia Mosque . Sevilla is the little sister of Marrakech
1912_1956...
Sevilla > Marrakesh
@@abcdefg91111 and half of it is built w/ mud...
I’ve been to marrakech and there are no buildings thst come to close to anything in Seville. Plus Marrakesh is full of poverty.
Sevilla was founded as a city in Roman times and the setlement had phoenicians roots, it became a major center for commerce and goverment for the transoceanic spanish empire.
Its much older and more historically significant than Marrakesh.
Seville is no "little sister".
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Sevilla the sun of Europe. The giralda tower's foundation is of roman origin, its bottom portion attests.
As a pagan, I have to ask, is there anything in Seville that might be of interest of anyone into pre-Christian/pre-Islamic spirituality of the region?
You should visit Itálica, the ruins of a prestigious Roman city. It's just a few kilometers to the north of Sevilla.
@@KLarsen00 As I recall, the Roman emperor Trajan hailed from there, and the emperor Hadrian, having familial ties to Trajan, also had connections to the place.
No paganism in the med sea Thanks God
ıN THE MED SEA ISLAM-CATHOLICISM - ORTHDOX -JUDAISIM
@@barrymoore4470That's not true at all. There are several ancient Greek and Roman remainings, temples were their gods were glorified are still standing. Don't be so simplistic
Please do one video about Al Farabi.
I did one on him and al Kindi a few years back!
@@LetsTalkReligion i know, i want one about Al Farabi.
And one video about Avempace please.
Can you make a video about St. Ignatius and the Jesuits. Also if ever St. Ignatius or other Jesuits encounter a Sufi mystic in Spain or in other places
On the topic of Sufiism, and religious mysticism. On borderland territories especially Muslim and byzantine where Greek orthodoxy rained. I wonder if sufiis and more mystical orthodox Christian sects interacted. It probably helped spread the arrival is Islam by the Turks since most peasants were taught the mysticism of god.
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I like and used to listen/watch your videos and really appreciate your gteat works! Here you mentioned that the sufi mystics or scholars would meditate/contemplate in solitude in this region. But as I see this part of practice (meditation) is completely ignored in Islam today. There is no mention of any methods of meditation (like Vedic tradition) in Islam or Sufism too. I would love to listen your research work about this. Could you pls comment on this?
Really?
The ismaili Muslims contemplate and meditate, usually at early dawn
@lets talk religion
Can you make a video about muslim minority called alahmadiyya?
Why don't you do more videos on Swedish folklore
You are referred to Spain Andalusia Safar ie Travel to spain Andalusia written by Dr Prof Muhsmmad Siddique, published by Bud Comprint and Publications,50 Bangla Bazar, Dhaka 1100
There was no conquista, and the reconquista, was an iberian "civil war" (Emilio González Ferrín)
I'm from Seville and idk what are you talking about. It's called "Reconquista" but for sure the people who came to the south weren't at all the same that in the 8th century. It wasn't a civil war and Al-Andalus was gradually invaded by Castilla.
the term reconquista is part of the 18th century romanticism, the andalusians were iberians not immigrants afterall
@@Alfonsogoliardo Mr. Emilio Gonzalez Ferrín, is from Seville and a professor, specialized in the subject, he has dedicated his entire career to studying the subject based on documents and evidences....perhaps he could help us to truly understand what happened, and why it was destroyed that brilliant civilization.
@@jaif7327 Yes, they were Iberians, but Iberia is simply a geographical term, not a designation of nationality. The Castilians and the Moors inhabited different polities.
@@pimpomism Do you have precise keywords or any similar clue for reading his studies?
You have to check morocco the land of the people that originally built Al Andalus
hahahahahahha al andalus was conquered from qiarouan not morrocco you ignorant morrocco civilisation came much later than al andalus and qiarouan your today architecure and history is around 500 years -600 years not old snd ur old name was mauritania so please stop this stupid claims ..especially in the last years you are getting crazy pumping lies about yourselves empires etc you were desretic empire with little achievements except in ur country so no real traces outside it
@chawquee why so triggered? Are you talking about the qairouan that was under the mouwahidin rule?
all these cities existed before the berber nomads invaded😂
If only they made Morocco just as beautiful
@@imb5128morocco is beautiful and was beautiful and they did that with less fertile land ressorcess when they been to iberia with all its fertile land they built things your natuve ancestors didnt
didn't mention that there was once a spiritually and commercially, poetically important jewish community in sevilla. they lived in peace and cooperation during the years of islamic rule there, if taxed specifically. under christian rule, ghettoized and limited, but still thriving until the explusions and forced conversions of the 15th century.
He's an expert in Islam and one of his favorite Muslims is from there so that was personally significant to him. And he was pointing out the Catholic churches as current sight-seeing destinations in a short travelogue. Not to speak for him but he generally avoids politics. Sephardim are still a lively and significant group of Jews in the diaspora and great cooks of Spanish/North African inspired Jewish cuisine. It's not a social sin not to drag out all the old miseries at every turn. Doesn't mean people don't care.
@@garypuckettmuse I certainly wasn't dragging out old miseries, just pointing out that there's a gap in the spiritual profile of a place I once lived in and loved.
more than one gap because this is not by any means a complete survey of the history of this area.@@mieliav
personally, Qurtuba > Seville 😊
Wasn't this the city of the alchemists.