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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description | 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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spelling | doaj.art-b406e3b9c342463b84873848244679ef2022-12-21T23:28:25ZengInternational Institute of Islamic ThoughtAmerican Journal of Islam and Society2690-37332690-37412012-10-0129410.35632/ajis.v29i4.1184Mamluk History through ArchitectureTammy GaberThis 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 ...https://www.ajis.org/index.php/ajiss/article/view/1184 |
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