Synagogues in the Islamic World

Architecture, Design and Identity
Herausgeber: Gharipour, Mohammad

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Produktbeschreibung

'This book covers a remarkable geographic range and explain Sephardic Jewish architecture in its cultural contexts. Readers who think of Jews and their visual arts as primarily Ashkenazic will have much to learn from these essays, composed by Muslim, Christian and Jewish specialists in a spirit of inquiry and collaboration.' Carol Herselle Krinsky, Department of Art History, New York University Explores the design and development of synagogues in the Islamic world This beautifully illustrated volume looks at the spaces created by and for Jews in areas under the political or religious control of Muslims. Covering regions as diverse as Central Asia, the Middle East, North Africa and Spain, it asks how contextual issues and traditions influenced the evolving architecture and design of synagogues. Revealing how they reflect the culture of the Jewish minority at macro and micro scales, from the city to the interior, the book also considers the patterns of development of synagogues in connection with urban elements and monuments. Key Features: *Uniquely explores the elements and concepts applied in the design of synagogues in the Islamic world *Shows connections between Jewish and Islamic architecture and the collaboration among Muslims and Jews in the design and construction of synagogues *Takes an interdisciplinary and cross-cultural approach, providing a new setting for the analysis of Islamic architecture *Addresses historical, social, urban and architectural aspects of synagogues throughout the Muslim world including Iraq, Afghanistan, Morocco, Egypt, Spain, Turkey, Tunisia, Iran and India Mohammad Gharipour is Associate Professor at the School of Architecture and Planning at Morgan State University in Baltimore, Maryland. He has authored and edited numerous books including Persian Gardens and Pavilions (2013), Urban Landscapes of the Middle East (2016) and Calligraphy and Architecture in the Muslim World (co-edited with Irvin Cemil Schick, Edinburgh University Press, 2013). Cover image: Sinagoga De Santa Maria La Blanca (c) mtrommer/Bigstockphoto.com Cover design: [EUP logo] edinburghuniversitypress.com ISBN 978-1-4744-1171-4 Barcode

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Edinburgh University Press
• Seitenzahl: 352
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Juni 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 300mm x 251mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 1814g
• ISBN-13: 9781474411714
• ISBN-10: 1474411711
• Artikelnr.: 43173772

Autorenporträt

Mohammad Gharipour is Associate Professor at the School of Architecture and Planning at Morgan State University in Baltimore, Maryland. He obtained his Master's in Architecture from the University of Tehran and a Ph.D. in Architecture and Landscape History from Georgia Institute of Technology. He has received several awards such as the Hamad Bin Khalifa Fellowship in Islamic Art, the Spiro Kostof Fellowship Award from the Society of Architectural Historians and the National Endowment in Humanities Faculty Award. His books include Persian Gardens and Pavilions: Reflections in Poetry, Arts and History and Bazaar in the Islamic City and Calligraphy and Architecture in the Muslim World (co-edited with Irvin Schick). He is the director and founding editor of the International Journal of Islamic Architecture.

Inhaltsangabe

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
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
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 Kaldirim Ashkenazi Synagogue, Meltem Özkan
Altinöz
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
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: On the Preservation of Jewish Religious
Sites in the Muslim World, Susan Miller
Appendix 1: Captions
Appendix 2: Bibliographies
Appendix 3: Biographies