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Dictionary of Islamic Architecture
by Andrew Petersen. 342 pgs.

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The Dictionary of Islamic Architecture provides the fullest range of artistic, technical, archaeological, cultural and biographical data for the entire geographical and chronological spread of Islamic architecture - from West Africa through the Middle East to Indonesia, and from the seventh to the eighteenth centuries of the Common Era.Over 500 entries are arranged alphabetically and fully cross-referenced and indexed to permit easy access to the text and to link items of related interest.Four main categories of subject matter are explored:* dynastic and regional overviews* individual site descriptions* biographical entries* technical definitionsOver 100 relevant plans, sketch maps, photographs and other illustrations complement and illuminate the entries, and the needs of the reader requiring further information are met by individual entry bibliographies.

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Preface

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Traditional Islamic Principles of Built Environment
by Hisham Mortada. 186 pgs.

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Written with the non-Muslim reader in mind, this book analyses the principles and values established by Islamic tradition to govern the social and physical environments of Muslims. The picture of Islam that emerges from this work is of a way of life with social ideals. Relying on the Qur'an and Sunna , the basic sources of Islamic law, and using examples of the built environment of early Muslims in North Africa, the Middle East, Europe and Central Asia, the author explains how following these ideals can create an urban environment that responds to social and environmental variables.Islamic views on the controversial issue of modernisation are also examined. This book will be of interest to people in the fields of urban planning, architecture, sociology, anthropology, housing and built environment, as well as Islamic studies.

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Illustrations

Foreword

Acknowledgements

System of Transliteration

Introduction

1: The Tradition of Islam and Its Law

2: The Traditional Islamic Social Framework

3: The Traditional Islamic Physical Framework

4: Islam and Modernisation

Glossary

Notes and References

Bibliography

Index
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Cities and Caliphs: On the Genesis of Arab Muslim Urbanism
by Nezar Alsayyad. 204 pgs.

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The history of the Islamic world includes many unique cultural, religious, scientific, and architectural developments. Among these was the evolution of the Arab Muslim city, which occurred during the rapid expansion of the Muslim empire during the seventh and eighth centuries A.D. In this probing volume, Nezar AlSayyad examines the extraordinary characteristics of Islamic urbanism and the process by which cities were physically transformed by Islamic culture, religion, and its leaders.

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PREFACE

I Prologue the Study of Urban Form and the Problem of the Muslim City

Ii the Typical Muslim City a Historiography of a Concept

Iii Urban Creations of the Early Muslim Arabs the Garrison Town as a Prototype

Iv Urban Transformations in Early Islam Arabization or Islamization of Existing Cities

V Planned Capital Cities Ideal Constructs or Imperial Palaces

Vi Epilogue the Arab Muslim City and the Genesis of Urban Form: Religious Ideology Versus Caliphal Authority

NOTES

APPENDIX A: TRANSLITERATION AND DATES

APPENDIX B: GLOSSARY

APPENDIX C: FIGURES AND CREDITS

BIBLIOGRAPHY

INDEX

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
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Early Islamic Architecture of the Desert: A Bedouin Station in Eastern Jordan
by Svend Helms, A. V. G. W. Betts. 190 pgs.

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List of Illustrations

Preface

Introduction

1. Prolegomenon

2. Qasr Burqu': Late Antique and Early Islamic Remains

3. Ar-Risha: a Permanent Address

Notes

4. Ancient Ar-Risha: Structures and Architecture

Summary

5. Ancient Ar-Risha: the Pottery

Conclusions

6. Ancient Ar-Risha: Stone Implements

Notes

7. Summary

Bibliography

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The Oxford History of Islam (Chap. Five "Art and Architecture: Themes and Variations")
by John L. Esposito. 749 pgs.

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Introduction

Chapter One: Muhammad and the Caliphate Political History of the Islamic Empire Up to the Mongol Conquest

Chapter Two: Fruit of the Tree of Knowledge the Relationship between Faith and Practice in Islam

Chapter Three: Law and Society the Interplay of Revelation and Reason in the Shariah Mohammad

Chapter Four: Science, Medicine, and Technology the Making of a Scientific Culture

Chapter Five: Art and Architecture Themes and Variations

Chapter Six: Philosophy and Theology from the Eighth Century C.E. to the Present

Chapter Seven: Islam and Christendom Historical, Cultural, and Religious Interaction from the Seventh to the Fifteenth Centuries

Chapter Eight: Sultanates and Gunpowder Empires the Middle East

Chapter Nine: The Eastward Journey of Muslim Kingship Islam in South and Southeast Asia

Chapter Ten: Central Asia and China Transnationalization, Islamization, and Ethnicization

Chapter Eleven: Islam in Africa to 1800 Merchants, Chiefs, and Saints

Chapter Twelve: Foundations for Renewal and Reform Islamic Movements in the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries

Chapter Thirteen: European Colonialism and the Emergence of Modern Muslim States

Chapter Fourteen: The Globalization of Islam the Return of Muslims to the West

Chapter Fifteen: Contemporary Islam Reformation or Revolution?

Chronology

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Contributors

Image Sources

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Companion to Contemporary Architectural Thought (Chap. 37 "The Temple of Solomon and Its Influence on Jewish, Christian, and Islamic Architectural Thought" and Chap. 74 "The Qur'an and the Sunna as the Basis for Interpreting Arabic House and Mosque Architecture")
by Ben Farmer, Hentie Louw. 673 pgs.

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Architecture has attracted increasing worldwide attention in recent years, not only because of its cultural significance but also because of concern over the performance and resource implications of buildings. 101 in-depth articles by international scholars and practitioners bring the subject into focus by examining issues from various viewpoints.Please contact your representative for a leaflet detailing full contents and contributors. It also includes sample pages and several illustrations from the book.

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Preface

Acknowledgements

Part 1: Introduction

Introduction

1: The Nature of Architecture

2: The Temple or the Cathedral

3: Buildings as Social Objects

4: Needs and Means

5: In Praise of the House That Anon Built

Part 2: Responses

Section 2.1: Response to People

6: Patronage and Professionalism

7: Urban Space Design and Social Life

8: Architecture and People

9: Housing as If People Mattered

10: An Architect for the Poor

11: Informal Housing and the Barefoot Architect

12: Development Within Development

Section 2.2: Response to Place

13: Landscape and Architecture

14: The Traditional Buildings of Cumbria

15: Harmonizing the Human Habitat

Section 2.3: Response to Routes

16: Routes and Settlement Patterns

17: Transport in Cities

18: Walkability: a Prerequisite for Liveable Cities

19: The Discipline of the Route

20: Aalto's Approach to Movement and Circulation

Part 3: Influences

Section 3.1: Influence of Society

21: Buildings and Society

22: Temples in China

23: Client, Community and Climate

24: Privacy as a Culturally Related Factor in Built Form

25: The Scottishness of Scottish Architecture

26: Russian Revolution: Politics or Art?

Section 3.2: Influence of Function

27: 'Commoditie'

28: The Vision, the Potential and the Virtual Reality

29: The Building Skin

Section 3.3: Architectural Precedent

30: What Makes the Past Matter?

31: Tradition and Innovation

32: The History of a Rupture

33: Is There a Modern Vernacular?

34: Romanian Vernacular Architecture

35: Greek Vernacular Architecture

36: Primitive Stone Shelters

37: The Temple of Solomon and Its Influence on Jewish, Christian and Islamic Architectural Thought

38: A Horn of Plenty

39: The Uses of Architectural History Today

40: Architectural History and Archaeology

41: Revivals as Phenomena in History

Section 3.4: Influence of Technology

42: Gothic Structural Engineering

43: Changing Challenges

44: Structural Theories and Their Architectural Expression

45: The Impact of the Environment

46: Building the Total System

Part 4: Elements and Attributes

Section 4.1: Architectural Form

47: Forms Versus Forces

48: The Invisible Foundations

49: Instruments of Order

50: Creativity in Architecture

51: A Face in the Cloud

52: 'the Advantage of a Clearer Light'

53: Architectural Form and Colour

54: Architectural Form and Light

55: Architectural Form and Ornament

Section 4.2: Architectural Space

56: Aspects of Spatial Experience and Structure

57: Space, Knowledge and Power

58: The Spaces in Between

59: The Theory of Space in Architecture

Section 4.3: Elements of Architecture

60: A 'thick' Description of Windows

61: Meeting Ground

62: The Case for a Return to Classical Composition

63: Typological Theories in Architectural Design

64: An Anthropology of Building

65: The Concept of Design and Its Application to Architecture

66: Le Corbusier

67: An Architecture of Imagery

68: Gottfried Böhm

69: Technology in Context

70: For Ecology Against the Odds

71: The Anatomy of Building

Part 5: Approaches and Appreciation

Section 5.1: Approaches to Architecture

72: Frozen Music

73: The Meaning of Style

74: The Qur'ān and the Sunna as the Basis for Interpreting Arabic House and Mosque Architecture

75: Taoism and Architecture

76: The Avant-Garde in Twentieth-Century Architecture

77: Deutscher Werkbund-The 1914 Debate

78: Dinocrates and the Myth of the Megalomaniacal Institution of Architecture

79: Educational Objectives in Architecture

80: The Impact of Tourism on the Environment

Section 5.2: Appreciation of Architecture

81: Personal Aspects of the Architectural Experience

82: Concepts of Beauty in Architecture

83: Architecture and Morality

84: This is Good but is It Right?

85: Quality in Architecture

86: Sign and Symbol

87: The Language Of

88: Expression and Interpretation in Architecture

89: The Role of the Critic

90: The Enjoyment of Architecture

Part 6: Case Studies

Section 6.1: The Case Study: Regional and Urban Renewal Proposals for Minas De SÃo Domingos, PomarÃo and Mesquita, Portugal

91: Museu Da Minas De São Domingos, Portugal

Section 6.2

92: Durham City

93: Durham City: the Spirit of the Place

94: Durham: the City and Its Landscape

95: The City as a Stage-Durham Miners' Gala

96: Durham and the Church

97: The Last Late Romanesque

98: The Rib Vaults of Durham Cathedral

99: The Nature of Durham

Section 6.3

100: People in Cities-With a Case Study of Portland, Oregon

Index
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Postmodernism and Islam: Predicament and Promise ("Islamic Art and Architecture" begins on p. 201)
by Akbar S. Ahmed. 294 pgs.

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Can West and East ever understand each other? In this extraordinary book one of the world's leading Muslim scholars explores an area which has which has been almost entirely neglected by scholars in the field - the area of postmodernism and Islam. This landmark work is startling, constantly perceptive and certain to be debated for years to come.

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Preface

Chapter 1: Postmodernism and Islam

Chapter 2: Greek Gods and Semitic Prophets

Chapter 3: Confrontation and Clash

Chapter 4: Studying Islam

Chapter 5: Culture and Change

Chapter 6: The Evil Demon: The Media as Master

References

Name Index

Subject Index
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Technology, Tradition and Survival: Aspects of Material Culture in the Middle East and Central Asia (Chap. 5 "Science and Technology in Islamic Building Construction")
by Richard Tapper, Keith McLachlan. 256 pgs.

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This volume seems to promote a wider knowledge of traditional technologies in the Middle East and Central Asia. The contributors address three related themes.

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Preface

Acknowledgements

Introduction

Chapter 1: Arab and Islamic Contributions to European Civilization

Chapter 2: Tb and Its Treatment in Medieval Islam

Chapter 3: Al-Tibb Al-Nabawi: the Prophet's Medicine

Chapter 4: Early Arabic Cuisine: the Evidence from Medieval Arabic Medical Texts

Chapter 5: Science and Technology in Islamic Building Construction

Chapter 6: Wind and Watermills in Iran and Afghanistan

Chapter 7: Pigeon Towers and Ice-Houses on the Iranian Plateau

Chapter 8: Sustainable Buildings: Middle Eastern Traditional Systems for the Future

Chapter 9: From the Rashîdîya to the Ordos: in Search of Early Mongol Tents

Chapter 10: Material Culture of Pastoral Nomads: Reflections Based on Arab and Afghan Materials

Chapter 11: Looms, Carpets and Talims

Chapter 12: The Survival of the Bazaar Economy in Iran and the Contemporary Middle East

Chapter 13: The Political Significance of the Bazaar in Iran

Chapter 14: The Impact of Oil Wealth on Traditional Technologies in Rural Oman

Index
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Culture and Customs of Egypt (Chap. 4 "Architecture and Art")
by Molefi Kete Asante. 171 pgs.

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Series Foreword

Preface

Chronology

1: Land, People, and Historical Overview

2: Government, Economy, Education, and Tourism

3: Religion and Worldview

4: Architecture and Art

5: Social Customs and Lifestyles

6: The Media and Cinema

7: Literature, the Performing Arts, and Music

Glossary

Bibliography

Index
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Mosque Architecture in Bangladesh: The Archetype and Its Changing Morphology, in Journal of Cultural Geography
by Ishrat Islam, Allen G. Noble. 21 pgs.

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