Buch, Englisch, Band 163, 350 Seiten, Format (B × H): 193 mm x 260 mm, Gewicht: 1290 g
Reihe: Handbook of Oriental Studies. Section 1 The Near and Middle East
Buch, Englisch, Band 163, 350 Seiten, Format (B × H): 193 mm x 260 mm, Gewicht: 1290 g
Reihe: Handbook of Oriental Studies. Section 1 The Near and Middle East
ISBN: 978-90-04-44554-3
Verlag: Brill
Autoren/Hrsg.
Fachgebiete
- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Alte Geschichte & Archäologie
- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Afrikanische Geschichte
- Geisteswissenschaften Islam & Islamische Studien Islam: Kult, Riten, Zeremonien
Weitere Infos & Material
Preface: On Vocabulary and Dates
List of Figures
Introduction: A Survey of Islamic Architecture in Sub-Saharan Africa
1 The Mosques of the Niger Valleys
1.1 Introduction: The So-Called “Sudanese” Mosques
1.2 Historiography of Research on the Mosques of the Niger Valleys
1.3 The History of the Great West African Kingdoms
1.4 Commerce and Islam in West Africa
1.5 Technology and Construction
1.6 Architectural Characteristics of the Mosques of the Niger Valleys
1.7 Regional Groups of Mosques in the Niger Valleys
1.8 History and Chronology of the Mosques of the Niger Valleys
2 The Mosques from the Horn of Africa to the Valleys of the Nile
2.1 The Mosques of the Ethiopian High Plateau and the Somali Plains
2.2 The African Mosques of the Red Sea
2.3 The Mosques of the Nile Valleys, from Nubia to Darfur
3 The Mosques of the Indian Ocean Coast
3.1 The Swahilis, a Cultural Model of Multiple Origins
3.2 Historiography of Research on the Swahili Mosques
3.3 The History of the East Coast of Africa
3.4 Trade and Islam in the Indian Ocean
3.5 Technology and Construction of the Swahili Mosques
3.6 Morphology of the Swahili Mosques
3.7 The Decorative Programme of the Swahili Mosques
3.8 Regional Groups and the Chronology of the Swahili Mosques
3.9 The Swahili Mosques of the Thirteenth Century
3.10 The Swahili Mosques of the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Centuries
3.11 Portuguese Domination and the Style of Lamu, Sixteenth to Seventeenth Centuries
3.12 The Swahili Mosques of the Nineteenth Century
Epilogue: The Mosques of Sub-Saharan Africa in the History of Islamic Architecture
Annexe 1: Historical Chart of the Main Dynasties and Kingdoms in Sub-Saharan Africa and Their Neighbours
Annexe 2: Inventory of Historical Mosques in Sub-Saharan Africa Listed by Contemporary States
Glossaries
Credits
Bibliography
Index