Four Central Asian Shrines: A Socio-Political History of Architecture

by R.D. McChesney

In Central Asia, Muslim shrines have served as community centers for centuries, particularly the large urban shrines that seem, in many cases, to have served as the inspiration as well for a city's architectural development. In Four Central Asian Shrines: A Socio-Political History of Architecture R. D. McChesney documents the histories of four such long-standing shrines--Gur-i Mir at Samarqand, Khwajah Abu Nasr Parsa Mazar at Balkh, the Noble...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9004459588
• ISBN13: 9789004459588
• Release Date: June 2021
• Publisher: Brill
• Length: 474 Pages
• Weight: 1.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.1" x 9.4"