Synagogues in the Islamic world : architecture, design, and identity / / edited by Mohammad Gharipour |
Autore | Gharipour Mohammad |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Edinburgh : , : Edinburgh University Press, , [2017] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xi, 334 pages) : illustrations, maps |
Disciplina | 726.3 |
Soggetto topico |
Synagogue architecture - Islamic countries
Judaism - Relations - Islam Islam - Relations - Judaism Synagogue architecture - Middle East Synagogue architecture - Africa, North Synagogue architecture - Spain Sephardim Synagogue architecture - Turkey Jews, Turkish Synagogue architecture - India - Kerala Synagogue architecture - Asia, Central |
ISBN | 1-4744-6843-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | 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 |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910794187403321 |
Gharipour Mohammad | ||
Edinburgh : , : Edinburgh University Press, , [2017] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Synagogues in the Islamic world : architecture, design, and identity / / edited by Mohammad Gharipour |
Autore | Gharipour Mohammad |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Edinburgh : , : Edinburgh University Press, , [2017] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xi, 334 pages) : illustrations, maps |
Disciplina | 726.3 |
Soggetto topico |
Synagogue architecture - Islamic countries
Judaism - Relations - Islam Islam - Relations - Judaism Synagogue architecture - Middle East Synagogue architecture - Africa, North Synagogue architecture - Spain Sephardim Synagogue architecture - Turkey Jews, Turkish Synagogue architecture - India - Kerala Synagogue architecture - Asia, Central |
ISBN | 1-4744-6843-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | 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 |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910808942603321 |
Gharipour Mohammad | ||
Edinburgh : , : Edinburgh University Press, , [2017] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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