Synagogues in the Islamic world : architecture, design, and identity /: architecture, design, and identity. ([2019?])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Mohammad Gharipour.
• Editors: Gharipour, Mohammad
• Contents: Introduction, Mohammad Gharipour; 1. Architecture of Synagogues in the Islamic World: History and the Dilemma of Identity, Mohammad Gharipour; 2. Prologue: Historic Relations Between Muslims and Jews, Reuven Firestone; Part I. Synagogue and the Urban Context; 3. Shrines of the Prophets and Jewish Communities: Ancient Synagogues and Tombs in Medieval Iraq, Sara Ethel Wolper; 4. Reflection of Sacred Realities in Urban Contexts: The Synagogues of Herat, Ulrike-Christiane Lintz; 5. Synagogues of the Fez mellah: Constructing Sacred Spaces in 19th Century Morocco, Michelle Craig; 6. Emotional Architecture: Cairo's Sha'ar Hashamayim Synagogue and Iconography's Global Reach, Ann Shafer; Part II. Synagogue and the Cultural Context; 7. The Prevalence of Islamic Art amongst Jews of Christian Iberia: Two Fourteenth-Century Castilian Synagogues in Andalusian Attire, Daniel Muñoz Garrido; 8. The Ottoman Jews of the 19th-century Istanbul and the Socio-cultural Foundations of the Yüksek Kaldırım Ashkenazi Synagogue, Meltem Özkan Altınöz; 9. The Architecture and Décor of the Nahon and Bendrihen Synagogues of Tangier: Modernization and Internationalization of the Jewish Community, M. Mitchell Serels; 10. Synagogues and Sacred Rituals in Tehran: An Ethnographic Analysis of Judeo-Persian Identities and Spaces, Arlene Dallalfar; Part III. Architecture and Interior Design; 11. Decorating Synagogues in the Western Islamic World: The Role of Sephardi Traditionalism, Vivian Mann; 12. Djerbian Culture and Climate As Expressed in A Historic Landmark: The Case of El Ghriba Synagogue in Djerba, Tunisia, Nesrine Mansour and Anat Geva; 13. Synagogue Architecture in Kerala, India: Design Roots, Precedents, Tectonics, and Inspirations, Jay A. Waronker; 14. Immigrants' Sacred Architecture: The Rabi Meir Baal-Hanes Synagogue in Eilat, Israel, Anat Geva; 15. Epilogue: Sensitive Ruins, Susan Miller; Appendix 1: Captions; Appendix 2: Bibliographies; Appendix 3: Biographies; Index. Introduction, Mohammad Gharipour 1. Architecture of Synagogues in the Islamic World: History and the Dilemma of Identity, Mohammad Gharipour2. Prologue: Historic Relations Between Muslims and Jews, Reuven Firestone I. Synagogue and the Urban Context 3. Shrines of the Prophets and Jewish Communities: Ancient Synagogues and Tombs in Medieval Iraq, Sara Ethel Wolper 4. Reflection of Sacred Realities in Urban Contexts: The Synagogues of Herat, Ulrike-Christiane Lintz5. Synagogues of the Fez mellah: Constructing Sacred Spaces in 19th Century Morocco, Michelle Craig6. Emotional Architecture: Cairo's Sha'ar Hashamayim Synagogue and Iconography's Global Reach, Ann Shafer II. Synagogue and the Cultural Context 7. The Prevalence of Islamic Art amongst Jews of Christian Iberia: Two Fourteenth-Century Castilian Synagogues in Andalusian Attire, Daniel Muñoz Garrido8. The Ottoman Jews of the 19th-century Istanbul and the Socio-cultural Foundations of the Yüksek Kaldırım Ashkenazi Synagogue, Meltem Özkan Altınöz9. The Architecture and Décor of the Nahon and Bendrihen Synagogues of Tangier: Modernization and Internationalization of the Jewish Community, M. Mitchell Serels10. Synagogues and Sacred Rituals in Tehran: An Ethnographic Analysis of Judeo-Persian Identities and Spaces, Arlene Dallalfar III. Architecture and Interior Design 11. Decorating Synagogues in the Western Islamic World: The Role of Sephardi Traditionalism, Vivian Mann12. Djerbian Culture and Climate As Expressed in A Historic Landmark: The Case of El Ghriba Synagogue in Djerba, Tunisia, Nesrine Mansour and Anat Geva13. Synagogue Architecture in Kerala, India: Design Roots, Precedents, Tectonics, and Inspirations, Jay A. Waronker 14. Immigrants' Sacred Architecture: The Rabi Meir Baal-Hanes Synagogue in Eilat, Israel, Anat Geva 15. Epilogue: Sensitive Ruins: On the Preservation of Jewish Religious Sites in the Muslim World, Susan Miller Appendix 1: CaptionsAppendix 2: BibliographiesAppendix 3: Biographies.
• Publisher Details: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press
• Publication Date: 2019
• Copyright Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource (xi, 334 pages), illustrations, maps
• Subjects: 720; Synagogue architecture -- Islamic countries; Judaism -- Relations -- Islam; Islam -- Relations -- Judaism; Synagogue architecture -- Middle East; Synagogue architecture -- Africa, North; Synagogue architecture -- Spain; Sephardim; Synagogue architecture -- Turkey; Jews, Turkish; Synagogue architecture -- India -- Kerala; Synagogue architecture -- Asia, Central; Interfaith relations; Islam; Jews, Turkish; Judaism; Sephardim; Synagogue architecture; Araber; Sakralbau; Synagoge; Architektur; Ausstattung; Islam; ARCHITECTURE / History / General; North Africa; Central Asia; India -- Kerala; Islamic countries; Middle East; Spain; Turkey; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781474468435; 1474468438
• Related ISBNs: 9781474411714; 1474411711
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.