Historic mosques in Sub-Saharan Africa : : from Timbuktu to Zanzibar / / Stéphane Pradines.
This book is the first comprehensive synthesis on mosques in sub-Saharan Africa, bringing together sites from more than twenty states from sub-Saharan Africa; and more than 285 monuments, from the IXth to the XIXth centuries. This monograph is divided into three large geographical areas, from the ea...
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Superior document: | Handbook of Oriental Studies. Section 1 The Near and Middle East ; 163 |
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Place / Publishing House: | Leiden ;, Boston : : Brill,, 2022. ©2022 |
Year of Publication: | 2022 |
Edition: | 1st ed. |
Language: | English |
Series: | Handbook of Oriental Studies. Section 1 The Near and Middle East ;
163. Middle East and Islamic Studies E-Books Online, Collection 2022. |
Physical Description: | 1 online resource (368 pages) |
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Other title: | From Timbuktu to Zanzibar Preliminary Material / |
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Summary: | This book is the first comprehensive synthesis on mosques in sub-Saharan Africa, bringing together sites from more than twenty states from sub-Saharan Africa; and more than 285 monuments, from the IXth to the XIXth centuries. This monograph is divided into three large geographical areas, from the earthen mosques of West Africa, to the Nile Valleys and the Horn of Africa, and to the Indian Ocean shores and Swahili coral stone mosques. This book is a statement that African mosques demonstrate cultural links with North Africa, Arabia, Persia and India, these monuments are unique in the history of Islamic architecture, and they belong to our World Heritage. |
ISBN: | 9789004472617 |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | Stéphane Pradines. |