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Author |
: James Morris |
Publisher |
: Princeton Architectural Press |
Total Pages |
: 226 |
Release |
: 2004 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781568984131 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1568984138 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (31 Downloads) |
Synopsis Butabu by : James Morris
This volume examines the complex technique of wet earth construction, as practised in parts of West Africa. It includes a variety of structures, ranging from small huts to mosques, including the mosque at Dougoumba which dates from the 12th century.
Author |
: Alisa LaGamma |
Publisher |
: Metropolitan Museum of Art |
Total Pages |
: 307 |
Release |
: 2020 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781588396877 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1588396878 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (77 Downloads) |
Synopsis Sahel: Art and Empires on the Shores of the Sahara by : Alisa LaGamma
This groundbreaking volume examines the extraordinary artistic and cultural traditions of the African region known as the western Sahel, a vast area on the southern edge of the Sahara desert that includes present-day Senegal, Mauritania, Mali, and Niger. This is the first book to present a comprehensive overview of the diverse cultural achievements and traditions of the region, spanning more than 1,300 years from the pre Islamic period through the nineteenth century. It features some of the earliest extant art from sub Saharan Africa as well as such iconic works as sculptures by the Dogon and Bamana peoples of Mali. Essays by leading international scholars discuss the art, architecture, archaeology, literature, philosophy, religion, and history of the Sahel, exploring the unique cultural landscape in which these ancient communities flourished. Richly illustrated and brilliantly argued, Sahel brings to life the enduring forms of expression created by the peoples who lived in this diverse crossroads of the world.
Author |
: Denis Robert McNamara |
Publisher |
: LiturgyTrainingPublications |
Total Pages |
: 170 |
Release |
: 2005 |
ISBN-10 |
: 1568545037 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9781568545035 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (37 Downloads) |
Synopsis Heavenly City by : Denis Robert McNamara
This visually stunning and carefully researched book encompasses some of the most significant Catholic churches of Chicago, addressing both their architectural and theological significance. Color photographs beautifully illustrate the insightful text. It is a book suitable for those interested in local history, architectural achievement, theological awareness, or those who simply desire to glory in the visual beauty of Chicago's historic churches.
Author |
: Michelle Apotsos |
Publisher |
: Routledge |
Total Pages |
: 231 |
Release |
: 2016-05-20 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781317275558 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1317275551 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (58 Downloads) |
Synopsis Architecture, Islam, and Identity in West Africa by : Michelle Apotsos
Architecture, Islam, and Identity in West Africa shows you the relationship between architecture and Islamic identity in West Africa. The book looks broadly across Muslim West Africa and takes an in-depth study of the village of Larabanga, a small Muslim community in Northern Ghana, to help you see how the built environment encodes cultural history through form, material, and space, creating an architectural narrative that outlines the contours of this distinctive Muslim identity. Apotsos explores how modern technology, heritage, and tourism have increasingly affected the contemporary architectural character of this community, revealing the village’s current state of social, cultural, and spiritual flux. More than 60 black and white images illustrate how architectural components within this setting express the distinctive narratives, value systems, and realities that make up the unique composition of this Afro-Islamic community.
Author |
: SueEllen Campbell |
Publisher |
: Univ of California Press |
Total Pages |
: 335 |
Release |
: 2011-08-22 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780520950719 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0520950712 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (19 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Face of the Earth by : SueEllen Campbell
This lively book sweeps across dramatic and varied terrains—volcanoes and glaciers, billabongs and canyons, prairies and rain forests—to explore how humans have made sense of our planet’s marvelous landscapes. In a rich weave of scientific, cultural, and personal stories, The Face of the Earth examines mirages and satellite images, swamp-dwelling heroes and Tibetan nomads, cave paintings and popular movies, investigating how we live with the great shaping forces of nature—from fire to changing climates and the intricacies of adaptation. The book illuminates subjects as diverse as the literary life of hollow Earth theories, the links between the Little Ice Age and Frankenstein’s monster, and the spiritual allure of deserts and their scarce waters. Including vivid, on-the-spot accounts by scientists and writers in Saudi Arabia, Australia, Alaska, England, the Rocky Mountains, Antarctica, and elsewhere, The Face of the Earth charts the depth and complexity of our interdependence with the natural world.
Author |
: Sheikh Abdul Qadir |
Publisher |
: Islam International |
Total Pages |
: 291 |
Release |
: |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781848803176 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1848803176 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (76 Downloads) |
Synopsis Chief of the Prophets by : Sheikh Abdul Qadir
Chief of the Prophets is the English translation of Sirat Sayyidul Anbiya’, a chronological history of the life of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (sas). The book presents an eye-opening insight into the world in which the Holy Prophet (sas) appeared, providing the relevant historical context and highlighting the tremendous social transformation brought about by the lofty spirituality and virtuous character of the Holy Prophet (sas).
Author |
: Susan Sinclair |
Publisher |
: BRILL |
Total Pages |
: 1508 |
Release |
: 2012-04-03 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9789047412076 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9047412079 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (76 Downloads) |
Synopsis Bibliography of Art and Architecture in the Islamic World (2 vols.) by : Susan Sinclair
Following the tradition and style of the acclaimed Index Islamicus, the editors have created this new Bibliography of Art and Architecture in the Islamic World. The editors have surveyed and annotated a wide range of books and articles from collected volumes and journals published in all European languages (except Turkish) between 1906 and 2011. This comprehensive bibliography is an indispensable tool for everyone involved in the study of material culture in Muslim societies.
Author |
: Malu Halasa |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 0 |
Release |
: 2017 |
ISBN-10 |
: 194470034X |
ISBN-13 |
: 9781944700348 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (4X Downloads) |
Synopsis Mother of All Pigs by : Malu Halasa
Hussein's illegal pork business has started to cause some headaches, and not just because of his permanent hangovers-- the town is tired of the smell, a mujahid has arrived on his doorstep, his American niece is visiting, and his sister has joined the Syrian rebel cause, but worst of all, his sow is severely depressed
Author |
: Theo Padnos |
Publisher |
: Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages |
: 400 |
Release |
: 2021-02-16 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781982120849 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1982120843 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (49 Downloads) |
Synopsis Blindfold by : Theo Padnos
An award-winning journalist’s extraordinary account of being kidnapped and tortured in Syria by al Qaeda for two years—a revelatory memoir about war, human nature, and endurance that’s “the best of the genre, profound, poetic, and sorrowful” (The Atlantic). In 2012, American journalist Theo Padnos, fluent in Arabic, Russian, German, and French, traveled to a Turkish border town to write and report on the Syrian civil war. One afternoon in October, while walking through an olive grove, he met three young Syrians—who turned out to be al Qaeda operatives—and they captured him and kept him prisoner for nearly two years. On his first day, in the first of many prisons, Padnos was given a blindfold—a grime-stained scrap of fabric—that was his only possession throughout his horrific ordeal. Now, Padnos recounts his time in captivity in Syria, where he was frequently tortured at the hands of the al Qaeda affiliate, Jebhat al Nusra. We learn not only about Padnos’s harrowing experience, but we also get a firsthand account of life in a Syrian village, the nature of Islamic prisons, how captors interrogate someone suspected of being CIA, the ways that Islamic fighters shift identities and drift back and forth through the veil of Western civilization, and much more. No other journalist has lived among terrorists for as long as Theo has—and survived. As a resident of thirteen separate prisons in every part of rebel-occupied Syria, Theo witnessed a society adrift amid a steady stream of bombings, executions, torture, prayer, fasting, and exhibitions, all staged by the terrorists. Living within this tide of violence changed not only his personal identity but also profoundly altered his understanding of how to live. Offering fascinating, unprecedented insight into the state of Syria today, Blindfold is “a triumph of the human spirit” (The New York Times Book Review)—combining the emotional power of a captive’s memoir with a journalist’s account of a culture and a nation in conflict that is as urgent and important as ever.
Author |
: Suzanne Preston Blier |
Publisher |
: Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages |
: 793 |
Release |
: 2017-11-02 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781107729179 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1107729173 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (79 Downloads) |
Synopsis Art and Risk in Ancient Yoruba by : Suzanne Preston Blier
In this book, Suzanne Preston Blier examines the intersection of art, risk and creativity in early African arts from the Yoruba center of Ife and the striking ways that ancient Ife artworks inform society, politics, history and religion. Yoruba art offers a unique lens into one of Africa's most important and least understood early civilizations, one whose historic arts have long been of interest to local residents and Westerners alike because of their tour-de-force visual power and technical complexity. Among the complementary subjects explored are questions of art making, art viewing and aesthetics in the famed ancient Nigerian city-state, as well as the attendant risks and danger assumed by artists, patrons and viewers alike in certain forms of subject matter and modes of portrayal, including unique genres of body marking, portraiture, animal symbolism and regalia. This volume celebrates art, history and the shared passion and skill with which the remarkable artists of early Ife sought to define their past for generations of viewers.