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Islamic Architecture in Iran: Poststructural Theory and the Architectural History of Iranian Mosques

Islamic Architecture in Iran: Poststructural Theory and the Architectural History of Iranian Mosques

Khaghani, Saeid

Hardcover

Series: International Library of Iranian Studies

General ArchitectureGeneral Middle Eastern HistoryArchitecture History

ISBN10: 1848857292
ISBN13: 9781848857292
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Published: Aug 30 2012
Pages: 264
Weight: 1.00
Height: 1.20 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
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.

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