La creazione di norme positive e l’esistenza di precise opere di riferimento per spiegarle è l’aspetto visibile e finale di un complesso lavoro che solo si può comprendere con l’analisi
This International Conference intends to approach the constructions and uses of religious Christian buildings in most of the territories of the early Islamic empire (7th-9th c.), from Armenia and Iraq to Ifriqiya and al-Andalus. Archaeologists and histo-rians are invited to present, compare and discuss their respective sources, methodolo-gies and perspectives with the aim of finding possible consistent chronological and geo-graphical trends and breaks.