Islamic architecture in Iran : poststructural theory and the architectural history of Iranian Mosques /
"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 recon...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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London ; New York : New York :
I.B. Tauris ; Distributed in the United States and Canada exclusively by Palgrave Macmillan,
2012
London ; New York : I.B. Tauris, 2012 |
| Series: | International library of Iranian studies ;
34 |
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| 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 "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 |
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| Item Description: | Description based on print version record |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (x, 245 p.) : ill 1 online resource (x, 245 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 1786723026 9781786723024 |
| Access: | License restrictions may limit access |