The Islamic city: Historic myth, Islamic essence, and contemporary relevance
In the first part of this paper the author attempts to deconstruct Orientalist thinking about the Islamic city by showing not only that the idea itself was "created" on the basis of too few cases but, even worse, was a model of outcomers rather than one of processes. In part II a somewhat...
| Veröffentlicht in: | International journal of Middle East studies |
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| Sprache: | Englisch |
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Cambridge Univ. Press
1987
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International journal of Middle East studies
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| weitere Schlagwörter: | B
Kultur
B Islamische Staaten B Islam B Arabische Staaten B Stadt B Islamische Länder/Islamische Welt Orientalistik/Orientforschung Stadt Arabische Länder Kulturgeschichte Islam Städtebau B Geschichte B Orientalistik B Städtebau |
| Zusammenfassung: | In the first part of this paper the author attempts to deconstruct Orientalist thinking about the Islamic city by showing not only that the idea itself was "created" on the basis of too few cases but, even worse, was a model of outcomers rather than one of processes. In part II a somewhat different, and more dynamic and analytical model is built up. The article ends with a brief discussion of whether and in what ways it would be feasable or desirable to build contemporary cities on Islamic principles. (DÜI-Hns) |
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| ISSN: | 0020-7438 |
| Enthält: | In: International journal of Middle East studies
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