Synagogues in the Islamic World : : Architecture, Design and Identity /

Synagogues in the Islamic World : : Architecture, Design and Identity / / Mohammad Gharipour.

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Explores the design and development of synagogues in the Islamic worldThis 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...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Edinburgh University Press Complete eBook-Package 2017
VerfasserIn:
Gharipour, Mohammad,
MitwirkendeR:
Altınöz, Meltem Özkan,
Craig, Michelle Huntingford,
Dallalfar, Arlene,
Firestone, Reuven,
Geva, Anat,
Gharipour, Mohammad,
Lintz, Ulrike-Christiane,
Mann, Vivian B.,
Mansour, Nesrine,
Miller, Susan Gilson,
Muñoz-Garrido, Daniel,
Serels, M. Mitchell,
Shafer, Ann,
Waronker, Jay A.,
Wolper, Ethel Sara,
Place / Publishing House:Edinburgh : : Edinburgh University Press, , [2022]
©2017
Year of Publication:2022
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (352 p.) :; 200 colour illustrations 3 B/W tables
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Figures and Tables
  • Introduction
  • Chapter One. Architecture of Synagogues in the Islamic World: History and the Dilemma of Identity
  • Chapter Two. Prologue—Historic Relations between Muslims and Jews
  • PART I SYNAGOGUE AND THE URBAN CONTEXT
  • Chapter Three. Synagogues and the Hebrew Prophets: The Architecture of Convergence, Coexistence, and Conflict in Pre-modern Iraq
  • Chapter Four. Reflection of Sacred Realities in Urban Contexts: The Synagogues of Herat
  • Chapter Five. Synagogues of the Fez Mellah: Constructing Sacred Spaces in Nineteenth-century Morocco
  • Chapter Six. Emotional Architecture: Cairo’s Sha’ar Hashamayim Synagogue and Symbolism’s Timeless Reach
  • PART II SYNAGOGUE AND THE CULTURAL CONTEXT
  • Chapter Seven. The Prevalence of Islamic Art amongst Jews of Christian Iberia: Two Fourteenth-century Castilian Synagogues in Andalusian Attire
  • Chapter Eight. The Ottoman Jews of Nineteenth-century Istanbul and the Socio-cultural Foundations of the Yüksek Kaldırım Ashkenazi Synagogue
  • Chapter Nine. The Architecture and Ornamentation of the Nahon and Bendrihem Synagogues of Tangier: Modernization and Internationalization of the Jewish Community
  • Chapter Ten. Synagogues and Sacred Rituals in Tehran: An Ethnographic Analysis of Judeo-Persian Identities and Spaces
  • PART III ARCHITECTURE AND INTERIOR DESIGN
  • Chapter Eleven. Decorating Synagogues in the Sephardi Diaspora: The Role of Tradition
  • Chapter Twelve. Djerbian Culture and Climate as Expressed in a Historic Landmark: The Case of El-Ghriba Synagogue in Djerba, Tunisia
  • Chapter Thirteen. Synagogue Architecture in Kerala, India: Design Roots, Precedents, Tectonics, and Inspirations
  • Chapter Fourteen. Immigrants’ Sacred Architecture: The Rabbi Meir Baal-Haness Synagogue in Eilat, Israel
  • Chapter Fifteen. Epilogue—Sensitive Ruins: On the Preservation of Jewish Religious Sites in the Muslim World
  • Bibliography
  • About the Contributors
  • Index

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