عنوان

Cities and saints :

(Number (ISBN

0271022566

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9780271022567

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b710670

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Cities and saints :

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[Book]

Other Title Information

Sufism and the transformation of urban space in medieval Anatolia /

First Statement of Responsibility

Ethel Sara Wolper.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

University Park, PA :

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

The Pennsylvania State University Press University Park,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

2003.

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

xviii, 134 pages :

Other Physical Details

illustrations, maps ;

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26 cm.

Series Title

[Buildings, landscapes and societies ;

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3]

Text of Note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 103-125) and index.

Text of Note

"In recent years, Sufism has become all but synonymous with the mystic poetry of Jalal al-Din Rumi (d. 1273) and the ritual "whirling" of dervishes from Turkey. This branch of Islam does, however, have a long, complex history, and spiritual retreat was only one aspect of its significance. In medieval Anatolia, Cities and Saints contends, Sufis made alliances that gave dervish lodges powers so vast that they were able to alter the layout of cities and serve as the means of forging new social bonds. Through close examination of the design and function of medieval Sufi buildings in several Anatolian cities, Ethel Sara Wolper shows that dervish lodges became sites where a new ruling elite promoted the cult of Sufi saints. Wolper's discussion, enriched by the use of a wide range of primary sources, goes on to chart the role Sufis and their patrons played in the establishment of a new urban order anchored in dervish lodges built near city gates, markets, and along major thoroughfares. Highly original, Cities and Saints unites architectural history with the study of urban space and the spread of Islam."

Parallel Title

Sufism and the transformation of urban space in medieval Anatolia

Architecture and religion.

Architecture and society-- Turkey.

Architecture-- Turkey.

Architecture, Medieval-- Turkey.

City planning-- Turkey-- History.

Dervishes-- Turkey.

Islamic architecture-- Turkey.

Sufism-- Turkey.

Architecture and religion.

Architecture and religion.

Architecture and society-- Turkey.

Architecture and society.

Architecture, Medieval-- Turkey.

Architecture, Medieval.

Architecture.

Architektur-- Sufismus-- Türkei-- Geschichte Mittelalter.

Arkitektur-- historia-- medeltiden-- Turkiet.

City planning-- Turkey-- History.

City planning.

Dervishes-- Turkey.

Dervishes.

Geschichte 1250-1500.

Islam-- Städtebau-- Türkei-- Geschichte Mittelalter.

Islamic architecture-- Turkey.

Islamic architecture.

Islamische Architektur-- Türkei-- Geschichte Mittelalter.

Islamisk arkitektur-- Turkiet.

Stadsplanning.

Städtebau-- Islam-- Türkei-- Geschichte Mittelalter.

Städtebau-- Sufismus-- Türkei-- Geschichte Mittelalter.

Städtebau.

Städtebau.

Stadtforschung.

Stedenbouw.

Sufism-- Turkey.

Sufism.

Sufismus-- Architektur-- Türkei-- Geschichte Mittelalter.

Sufismus-- Städtebau-- Türkei-- Geschichte Mittelalter.

Sufismus.

Sufismus.

Anatolien, Stadtforschung, Geschichte 1250-1500.

Anatolien.

Anatolien.

Turkey.

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Wolper, Ethel Sara,1960-

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20201208012836.0

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