In the shadow of the church : the building of mosques in early medieval Syria /
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In his book In the Shadow of the Church: The Building of Mosques in Early Medieval Syria Mattia Guidetti examines the establishment of Muslim religious architecture within the Christian context in which it first appeared in the Syrian region, contributing to the debate on the transformation of late antique society to a Muslim one. He scrutinizes the slow process of conversion to Islam of the most important town centers by looking at religious places of both communities between the seventh and the eleventh century. The author assesses the relevancy of churches by analyzing the location of mosques and by researching phenomena of transfer of marble material from churches to mosques.
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1 online resource. :
Includes bibliographical references and index. :
9789004328839 :
Available to subscribing member institutions only.
The Great Mosque of Damascus : Studies on the Makings of an Umayyad Visual Culture /
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The celebrated Great Mosque of Damascus was built in the early eighth century by the Umayyad caliph al-Walīd b. 'Abd al-Malik. This book provides a detailed study of this Mosque. Using textual, visual, and archaeological evidence, the author attempts to reconstruct some of the basic formal and decorative features of the Umayyad mosque, to locate it within its broader urban context, and to consider its role within al-Walīd's unprecedented programme of architectural patronage. The work explores the intracultural and intercultural functions of religious architecture within an official visual discourse intended to project a distinctive Muslim identity in a manner determined by Umayyad political aspirations. It will be of particular interest to those concerned with the relationship between the Umayyad caliphate and Byzantium.
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1 online resource. :
Includes bibliographical references and index. :
9789004491618
9789004116382
Une waqfiyya du XVIIIe siècle à Alep : la waqfiyya d'Al Ḥāǧǧ Mūsā al-Amīrī /
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"P. IFD 118"--P. facing title pages.
Contains a complete reproduction of the Arabic text of the Waqfiyya al-Amirī (pages 109-157) :
207 pages, xx leaves of plates : illustrations, folded maps ; 25 cm. :
Includes bibliographical references (pages [93]-97) and index.