Cities in the pre-modern Islamic world the urban impact of religion, state and society

Introduction / Amira K. Bennison -- An urban structure for the early Islamic city: an archaeological hypothesis / Donald Whitcomb -- The foundation legend of Fez and other Islamic cities in light of the life of the Prophet / Simon O'Meara -- The city of Sultan Kala, Merv, Turkmenistan: communit...

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Weitere Verfasser: Bennison, Amira K. (HerausgeberIn), Gascoigne, Alison L. (BerichterstatterIn)
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Sprache:eng
Veröffentlicht: London u.a. Routledge c 2007
Schriftenreihe:SOAS/Routledge studies on the Middle East 6
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Zusammenfassung:Introduction / Amira K. Bennison -- An urban structure for the early Islamic city: an archaeological hypothesis / Donald Whitcomb -- The foundation legend of Fez and other Islamic cities in light of the life of the Prophet / Simon O'Meara -- The city of Sultan Kala, Merv, Turkmenistan: communities, neighbourhoods and urban planning from the eighth to the thirteenth century / Tim Williams -- Power and the city in the Islamic west from the Umayyads to the Almohads / Maira K. Bennison -- Ceremonial and sacred space in early Fatimid Cairo / Jonathan M. Bloom -- Fīrūzkūh: the summer capitol of the Ghurids / David Thomas -- Fathpur Sikri and Isfahan: the founding and layout of capital cities in Mughal India and Safavid Iran / Stephen P. Blake -- The water supply of Tinnīs: public amenities and private investments / Alison L
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
Beschreibung:XIII, 231 S.
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ISBN:0415424399
0-415-42439-9
9780415424394
978-0-415-42439-4