In the shadow of the church : the building of mosques in early medieval Syria / by Mattia Guidetti.

Author
Guidetti, Mattia [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
Leiden : Brill, [2017]
Description
xii, 211 pages, 6 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm.

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    In his book 'In the Shadow of the Church: The Building of Mosques in Early Medieval Syria' Mattia Guidetti examines the establishment of Muslim religious architecture within the Christian context in which it first appeared in the Syrian region, contributing to the debate on the transformation of late antique society to a Muslim one. He scrutinizes the slow process of conversion to Islam of the most important town centers by looking at religious places of both communities between the seventh and the eleventh century. The author assesses the relevancy of churches by analyzing the location of mosques and by researching phenomena of transfer of marble material from churches to mosques.
    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-204) and index.
    Contents
    • After the Conquest: The Entangled Lives of Churches and Mosques
    • The Contiguity of Churches and Mosques
    • In and Out of Place
    • Material Transfers in the Early Medieval Mediterranean: Marble Columns from Churches to Mosques
    • More Christianorum: Marble and Columns in Early Medieval Mosques.
    ISBN
    • 9789004325708 ((hardback) ; : (alkaline paper))
    • 9004325700 ((hardback) ; : (alkaline paper))
    LCCN
    2016042956
    OCLC
    953708969
    Other standard number
    • 99977343850
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