The Kaʿba Orientations : : Readings in Islam’s Ancient House / / Simon O'Meara.
Explores the Kaʿba as it has been conceptualised, represented and used by Muslims from the earliest period of Islam onwardsThe first book-length exploration of the Kaʿba in a Western languageExplains what the Kaʿba is by examining how it functions architecturally and is represented culturallyEach ch...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Edinburgh : : Edinburgh University Press, , [2022] ©2020 |
| Year of Publication: | 2022 |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (264 p.) :; 6 B/W illustrations 51 colour illustrations 1 B/W line art |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of Figures
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- One: The Kaʿba as Qibla
- Two: The Kaʿba as Navel
- Three: The Kaʿba as Substructure
- Four: The Kaʿba as Beloved
- Five: The House as Holder
- Six: The House as Dwelling
- Conclusion
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index