Earthen Architecture in Muslim Cultures: Historical and Anthropological Perspectives

by Stephane Pradines

This edited volume follows the panel "Earth in Islamic Architecture" organised for the World Congress for Middle Eastern Studies (WOCMES) in Ankara, on the 19th of August 2014. Earthen architecture is well-known among archaeologists and anthropologists whose work extends from Central Asia to Spain, including Africa. However, little collective attention has been paid to earthen architecture within Muslim cultures. This book endeavours to share knowledge and methods of different disciplines such as history, anthropology, archaeology and architecture. Its objective is to establish a link between historical and archaeological studies given that Muslim cultures cannot be dissociated from social history.

Contributors: Marinella Arena; Mounia Chekhab-Abudaya; Christian Darles; Fran ois-Xavier Fauvelle; Elizabeth Golden; Moritz Kinzel; Rolando Melo da Rosa; Atri Hatef Naiemi; Bertrand Poissonnier; St phane Pradines; Paola Raffa and Paul D. Wordsworth.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9004355316
• ISBN13: 9789004355316
• Release Date: September 2018
• Publisher: Brill
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 2.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.8" x 10.4"