| Description |
x, 245 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm |
| Series |
International library of Iranian studies ; v. 34 |
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International library of Iranian studies ; 34
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| Contents |
Contents note continued: Iranian Architecture -- The Notion of Time and Space -- Labyrinth and Obelisk -- Iranian Architectural Historiography -- Periodisation, Regionalism and Morphology -- Conclusion |
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Machine generated contents note: 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 -- 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 -- |
| Summary |
"The architecture of the Islamic world is predominantly considered in terms of a dual division between "tradition" and "modernity" - a division which, Saeid Khaghani here argues, has shaped and limited the narrative applied to this architecture. Khaghani introduces and reconsiders the mosques of eighth- to fifteenth-century Iran in terms of poststructural theory and developments in historiography in order to develop a brand new dialectical framework. Using the examples of mosques such as the Friday Mosques in Isfahan and Yazd as well as the Imam mosque in Isfahan, Khaghani presents a new way of thinking about and discussing Islamic architecture, making this valuable reading for all interested in the study of the art, architecture, and material culture of the Islamic world."--Publisher |
| Notes |
Formerly CIP. Uk |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Islamic architecture -- Iran -- History.
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Islamic architecture -- Iran.
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Mosques -- Iran -- History -- To 1500.
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Mosques -- Iran.
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| LC no. |
2012288854 |
| ISBN |
9781848857292 |
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