Traditional Islamic Principles of Built Environment

1. Auflage 2011
ISBN: 978-0-415-51506-1
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 208 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 327 g

Written with the non-Muslim reader in mind, this book analyzes the principles and values established by the tradition of Islam to govern the social and physical environments of Muslims.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Mortada, Hisham

Fachgebiete

• Rechtswissenschaften Ausländisches Recht Islamisches Recht
• Geisteswissenschaften Islam & Islamische Studien Islam & Islamische Studien
• Geisteswissenschaften Islam & Islamische Studien Islam: Leben & Praxis
• Geisteswissenschaften Islam & Islamische Studien Islamisches Recht
• Geisteswissenschaften Islam & Islamische Studien Der Islam und die Moderne (Westliche) Welt

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction
1. The Tradition of Islam and Its Law
2. The Traditional Islamic Framework: Its Principles and Dimensions
3. The Traditional Islamic Physical Framework: Its Principles and Dimensions
4. Islam and Modernisation: Principles vs. Materials
Notes and References
Bibliography

Über Autor(innen)

Mortada, Hisham
Hisham Mortada is an educator and a critic in the field of urban planning and architecture, with interest in traditional Muslim cities, socio-cultural changes and currently sustainable living. He received a Masters degree in Architecture from Pennsylvania State University, USA in 1988 and a Ph.D. in Architecture from Edinburgh University, UK in 1992. He currently teaches architecture and urban planning at King Abdul Asiz University, Saudi Arabia.