poststructural theory and the architectural history of Iranian Mosques /
First Statement of Responsibility
Saeid Khaghani.
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New York :
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New York :
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I.B. Tauris,
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Distributed in the United States and Canada exclusively by Palgrave Macmillan
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2012.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
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1 online resource (x, 245 pages) :
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illustrations
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International library of Iranian studies ;
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v. 34
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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Introduction -- Islam as an Attribution -- Iranism -- The Mosque as Public Space -- Difference and the Iranian Architectural Discourse -- Difference and Particularity -- Conclusion.
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"The architecture of the Islamic world is predominantly considered in terms of a dual division between "tradition" and "modernity"--A division which, Saeid Khaghani here argues, has shaped and limited the narrative applied to this architecture. Khaghani introduces and reconsiders the mosques of eighth- to fifteenth-century Iran in terms of poststructural theory and developments in historiography in order to develop a brand new dialectical framework. Using the examples of mosques such as the Friday Mosques in Isfahan and Yazd as well as the Imam mosque in Isfahan, Khaghani presents a new way of thinking about and discussing Islamic architecture, making this valuable reading for all interested in the study of the art, architecture, and material culture of the Islamic world."--Publisher