Cities in the pre-modern Islamic world
Subtitle: the urban impact of state, society and religion
By: Amira K. Bennison and Alison L. Gascoigne.
Contributors: Gascoigne, Alison L.
Series: SOAS/Routledge studies on the Middle East -- 6
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2007
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 234
ISBN-13: 9780415424394; 9780203946473
Subjects: Islamic cities and towns -- Islamic Empire; Cities and towns -- Islamic Empire -- History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: List of figures and maps; title: List of contributors; title: Acknowledgements; title: List of abbreviations; title: Note on transliteration; title: Introduction / Amira K. Bennison; title: The genesis of "Islamic" cities; title: An urban structure for the early Islamic city: an archaeological hypothesis / Donald Whitcomb; title: The foundation legend of Fez and other islamic cities in light of the life of the prophet / Simon O'Meara; title: The city of Sultan Kala, Merv, Turkmenistan: communities, neighbourhoods and urban planning from the eighth to thirteenth centuries / Tim Williams; title: Power and the city; title: Power and the city in the Islamic west from the Umayyads to the Almohads / Amira K. Bennison; title: Ceremonial and sacred space in early Fatimid Cairo / Jonathan M. Bloom; title: Fîrûzkûh: the summer capital of the Ghurids / David Thomas; title: Fathpur Sikri and Isfahan: the founding and layout of capital cities in Mughal India and Safavid Iran / Stephen P. Blake; title: The impact of religion on urban life; title: The water supply of Tinnîs: public amenities and private investments / Alison L. Gascoigne; title: Health, spirituality and power in medieval Iberia: the Mâristân and its role in Nasrid Granada / Athena C. Syrakoy; title: Commerce and spirituality: the urbanism of Ridwân Bey / Nicholas Warner; title: Index.