[PDF.81sq] Cosmology And Architecture in Premodern Islam: An Architectural Reading of Mystical Ideas (Suny Series in Islam)

Cosmology And Architecture in Premodern Islam: An Architectural Reading of Mystical Ideas (Suny Series in Islam)

[PDF.fm49] Cosmology And Architecture in Premodern Islam: An Architectural Reading of Mystical Ideas (Suny Series in Islam)

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 | #2382608 in Books |  2006-06-01 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  9.00 x.66 x6.00l,1.06 | File type: PDF | 290 pages

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||3 of 3 people found the following review helpful.| A Seminal Text on Islamic Architectural Theory|By faris akbar|Akkach's 'Cosmology and Architecture in Pre-Modern Islam' is a unique work because it maybe the first text that rigorously and in a sustained fashion that seeks to recover a Theory of Islamic architecture. Unlike other texts that get caught in the development of historical forms,typologies, symbolisms and structures|About the Author||Samer Akkach is Associate Professor in History and Theory of Architecture at the University of Adelaide, Australia, and the Founding Director of the Center for Asian and Middle Eastern Architecture (CAMEA).

This fascinating interdisciplinary study reveals connections between architecture, cosmology, and mysticism. Samer Akkach demonstrates how space ordering in premodern Islamic architecture reflects the transcendental and the sublime. The book features many new translations, a number from unpublished sources, and several illustrations.
Referencing a wide range of mystical texts, and with a special focus on the works of the great Sufi master Ibn Arabi, Akkach introduces...

You can specify the type of files you want, for your gadget.Cosmology And Architecture in Premodern Islam: An Architectural Reading of Mystical Ideas (Suny Series in Islam)   |  Samer Akkach. A good, fresh read, highly recommended.

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