Mamluk History through Architecture
This exhaustive series of fifteen essays, all produced by the author during 1989-2005, covers many relevant facets of the Mamluk slave dynasty (1250– 1517). By collecting these previously published essays in a single volume, a trajectory of interpretation can be contextualized and understood. Nasser...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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International Institute of Islamic Thought
2012-10-01
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| Series: | American Journal of Islam and Society |
| Online Access: | https://www.ajis.org/index.php/ajiss/article/view/1184 |
| Summary: | This exhaustive series of fifteen essays, all produced by the author during
1989-2005, covers many relevant facets of the Mamluk slave dynasty (1250–
1517). By collecting these previously published essays in a single volume, a
trajectory of interpretation can be contextualized and understood. Nasser Rabbat,
a key figure in the contemporary study of Islamic architecture, is director
of the Aga Khan Program for Islamic Architecture at MIT. The essays, organized
into four thematic parts, begin with a conceptual understanding of the Mamluks and their role and then look at their architecture through the lenses
of history, language, and cultural index ... |
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| ISSN: | 2690-3733 2690-3741 |