| Synagogues in the Islamic World: Architecture, Design and Identity Contributor(s): Gharipour, Mohammad (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1474411711 ISBN-13: 9781474411714 Publisher: Edinburgh University Press OUR PRICE: $218.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Architecture | Buildings - Religious - Architecture | History - Medieval - Religion | Islam - History |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 9.9" W x 11.8" (4.00 lbs) 448 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453) - Religious Orientation - Islamic |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This beautifully illustrated volume looks at the spaces created by and for Jews in areas under the political or religious control of Muslims. Covering regions as diverse as Central Asia, the Middle East, North Africa and Spain, it asks how the architecture of synagogues responded to contextual issues and traditions, and how these contexts influenced the design and evolution of synagogues. As well as revealing how synagogues reflect the culture of the Jewish minority at macro and micro scales, from the city to the interior, the book also considers patterns of the development of synagogues in urban contexts and in connection with urban elements and monuments. |