Islamic architecture in Iran : poststructural theory and the architectural history of Iranian mosques / / Saeid Khaghani

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910793554003321
• Autore: Khaghani Saeid
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London ; ; New York : , : I.B.Tauris, , [2017]; ©2017
• ISBN: 1-78673-302-1; 1-78672-302-6
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (x, 245 pages) : illustrations
• Disciplina: 720.955
• Soggetti: Islamic architecture - Iran
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di contenuto: Cover -- Title page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Note on Transliteration -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- 1. Islam as an Attribution -- Introduction -- The Emergence of Islam -- Islamic Ideals and Realities -- Islam and Cultural Material -- Mosques -- 2. Iranism -- Introduction -- Islamic Identity -- Iranism -- Persian Art -- Iranian Architecture -- The Notion of Time and the Image of Place -- The Geography of Space -- Conclusion -- 3. The Mosque as Public Space -- Introduction -- Individualism and Collectivism -- Home, Mahallah and City -- Representation -- The Image of the City -- The Mosque as a Public Place -- Conclusion -- 4. Difference and the Iranian Architectural Discourse -- Introduction -- The Semantics of Islamic Art: Problems and Deficiencies -- Spatial History -- Heterology -- The Semiotics of Islamic Iranian Art -- Islamic Iranian Architectonic Discourse -- Conclusion -- 5. Difference and Particularity -- Introduction -- The Concept of Style: The Universal and Particular -- The Formal Language of Iranian Architecture Nomos and Polis -- Iranian Architecture -- The Notion of Time and Space -- Labyrinth and Obelisk -- Iranian Architectural Historiography -- Periodisation, Regionalism and Morphology -- Conclusion -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography.