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Cities in the pre-modern Islamic world : the urban impact of religion, state and society / Amira K. Bennison and Alison L. Gascoigne.

By: Contributor(s): Language: English Series: SOAS/Routledge studies on the Middle East ; 6.Publication details: London ; New York : Routledge, c2007.Description: xiii, 231 p. : ill., maps, plans ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 0415424399
  • 9780415424394
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • HT147.5 B46 2007
Contents:
1. Introduction / Amira K. Bennison -- Part I. The genesis of 'Islamic' cities -- 2. An urban structure for the early Islamic city : an archaeological hypothesis / Donald Whitcomb -- 3. The foundation legend of Fez and other Islamic cities in light of the life of the Prophet / Simon O'Meara -- 4. The city of Sultan Kala, Merv, Turkmenistan: communities, neighbourhoods and urban planning from the eighth to the thirteenth century / Tim Williams -- Part II. Power and the city -- 5. Power and the city in the Islamic west from the Umayyads to the Almohads / Amira K. Bennison -- 6. Ceremonial and sacred space in early Fatimid Cairo / Jonathan M. Bloom -- 7. Firuzkuh : the summer capitol of the Ghurids / David Thomas -- 8. Fathpur Sikri and Isfahan : the founding and layout of capital cities in Mughal India and Safavid Iran / Stephen P. Blake -- Part III. The impact of religion on urban life -- 9. The water supply of Tinnis : public amenities and private investments / Alison L. Gascoine -- 10. Health, spirituality and power in medieval Iberia : the maristan and its role in Nasrid Granada / Athena C. Syrakoy -- 11. Commerce and spirituality : the urbanism of Ridwan Bey / Nicholas Warner.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Introduction / Amira K. Bennison -- Part I. The genesis of 'Islamic' cities -- 2. An urban structure for the early Islamic city : an archaeological hypothesis / Donald Whitcomb -- 3. The foundation legend of Fez and other Islamic cities in light of the life of the Prophet / Simon O'Meara -- 4. The city of Sultan Kala, Merv, Turkmenistan: communities, neighbourhoods and urban planning from the eighth to the thirteenth century / Tim Williams -- Part II. Power and the city -- 5. Power and the city in the Islamic west from the Umayyads to the Almohads / Amira K. Bennison -- 6. Ceremonial and sacred space in early Fatimid Cairo / Jonathan M. Bloom -- 7. Firuzkuh : the summer capitol of the Ghurids / David Thomas -- 8. Fathpur Sikri and Isfahan : the founding and layout of capital cities in Mughal India and Safavid Iran / Stephen P. Blake -- Part III. The impact of religion on urban life -- 9. The water supply of Tinnis : public amenities and private investments / Alison L. Gascoine -- 10. Health, spirituality and power in medieval Iberia : the maristan and its role in Nasrid Granada / Athena C. Syrakoy -- 11. Commerce and spirituality : the urbanism of Ridwan Bey / Nicholas Warner.

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