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The culture of Rusana has been most shaped by cultural currents from the pre-islamic period, its Islamic traditions dating to the Muslim conquest and by its interactions with the [[Daxia]]n dynasties to the east. Ancient states like [[Nasrad]] had a long heritage of sculpting, metalworking, stonemasonry and architecture that were directly adopted by the [[Oduniyyad Caliphate|Oduniyyad]] dynasty and modified with Islamic motifs and techniques brought from the cradle of Islam in the west of [[Audonia]]. The high point of Rusana's cultural development came about after the eclipse of the [[Oduniyyad Caliphate|Oduniyyad]] dynasty, which had become withdrawn and suspicious of foreign influences and as a result frowned on new developments. The emirate and taifa period saw a resurgence of art as there was an availability of patronage by local rulers, such that talent from many places could find a patron even in smaller courts. Many sculptures of Muslim rulers comes from this period, as the Islamic tradition of not depicting the visages of rulers was increasingly ignored. | The culture of Rusana has been most shaped by cultural currents from the pre-islamic period, its Islamic traditions dating to the Muslim conquest and by its interactions with the [[Daxia]]n dynasties to the east. Ancient states like [[Nasrad]] had a long heritage of sculpting, metalworking, stonemasonry and architecture that were directly adopted by the [[Oduniyyad Caliphate|Oduniyyad]] dynasty and modified with Islamic motifs and techniques brought from the cradle of Islam in the west of [[Audonia]]. The high point of Rusana's cultural development came about after the eclipse of the [[Oduniyyad Caliphate|Oduniyyad]] dynasty, which had become withdrawn and suspicious of foreign influences and as a result frowned on new developments. The emirate and taifa period saw a resurgence of art as there was an availability of patronage by local rulers, such that talent from many places could find a patron even in smaller courts. Many sculptures of Muslim rulers comes from this period, as the Islamic tradition of not depicting the visages of rulers was increasingly ignored. | ||
===Music=== | ===Music=== | ||
music | [[File:Sassanid_Music_Plate_7thcentury.jpg|thumb|Rusani orchestra from the Menguzid period]] | ||
Traditional Rusani music is known as dastgah, it is vocal based, accompanied by multiple string and wind instruments, as well as percussions. The kings of Nasrad maintained elaborate orchestras to play for them and high dignitaries. The tradition of the dastgah orchestra was not lost with the Muslim invasions, different elements from western [[Audonia]] were integrated into the whole. Contact with foreign influences added new instruments to the music scene such as the [[Daxia]]n gong and wind chimes. Rusana's widespread religiosity has stunted the penetration of 'western' music styles, it is seen as threatening the moral fiber of the young, nonetheless it is available in parts of the capital and the southern governorates which tend to be more liberal. | |||
===Cuisine=== | ===Cuisine=== | ||
[[File:Horsemeat_platter.jpg|thumb|A platter of horse meat served cold. There are three types on the platter: tripe on the left, roasted in the middle, and sausage on the right.]] | [[File:Horsemeat_platter.jpg|thumb|A platter of horse meat served cold. There are three types on the platter: tripe on the left, roasted in the middle, and sausage on the right.]] | ||