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Record Nr.

UNINA9910954404003321

Autore

Kahera Akel Ismail <1951->

Titolo

Reading the Islamic city : discursive practices and legal judgment / / Akel Ismail Kahera

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham [Md.] : , : Lexington Books, , 2012

ISBN

979-82-16-31403-5

1-280-65887-8

9786613635808

0-7391-7222-0

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xxxvi, 144 pages) : illustrations, maps

Collana

Toposophia : sustainability, dwelling, design

Disciplina

343/.16702

Soggetti

Building laws (Islamic law)

Malikites

City planning - Islamic countries

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Table of Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; List of Illustrations; Introduction; Chapter 01. Genealogies of Place; Chapter 02. Discursive Practices; Chapter 03. Discursive Readings; Chapter 04. Discursive Formulations; Conclusion; Bibliography; Glossary; Appendix 1: The Islamic City: A Conceptual Matrix; Appendix 2; Appendix 3; Index

Sommario/riassunto

While it seems clear that the shari'ah had a formative influence on property rights, public space and land use, the primary aim of this book is to study what implications the practice of the Maliki school of Islamic law have for the inhabitants of the Islamic city (madinah).