The Places Where Men Pray Together
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The Places Where Men Pray Together
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Author : Paul Wheatley
language : en
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Release Date : 2001
The Places Where Men Pray Together written by Paul Wheatley and has been published by University of Chicago Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with History categories.
What makes a city an economic, political, and cultural center? In The Places Where Men Pray Together, Paul Wheatley draws on two decades of astonishingly wide-ranging research to demonstrate that Islamic cities are defined by function rather than form—by what they do rather than what they are. Focusing on the roles of cities during the first four centuries of Islamic expansion, Wheatley explores interconnected cultural, historical, economic, political, and religious factors to provide the clearest and most extensively documented portrait of early Islamic urban centers available to date. Building on the tenth-century geographer al-Maqdisi's writings on urban centers of the Islamic world, buttressed by extensive comparative material from roadbooks, topographies, histories, adab literatures, and gazetteers of the time, Wheatley identifies the main functions of different Islamic urban centers. Chapters on each of the thirteen centers that al-Maqdisi identified, ranging from the Atlantic to the Indus and from the Caspian to the Sudan, form the heart of this book. In each case Wheatley shows how specific agglomeration and accessibility factors combined to make every city functionally distinct as a creator of effective space. He also demonstrates that, far from revolutionizing every aspect of life in these cities, the adoption of Islam often affected the development of these cities less than previously existing local traditions. The Places Where Men Pray Together is a monumental work that will speak to scholars and readers across a broad variety of disciplines, from historians, anthropologists, and sociologists to religious historians, archaeologists, and geographers.
The Formation Of Islam
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Author : Jonathan Porter Berkey
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2003
The Formation Of Islam written by Jonathan Porter Berkey and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with History categories.
Jonathan Berkey's 2003 book surveys the religious history of the peoples of the Near East from roughly 600 to 1800 CE. The opening chapter examines the religious scene in the Near East in late antiquity, and the religious traditions which preceded Islam. Subsequent chapters investigate Islam's first century and the beginnings of its own traditions, the 'classical' period from the accession of the Abbasids to the rise of the Buyid amirs, and thereafter the emergence of new forms of Islam in the middle period. Throughout, close attention is paid to the experiences of Jews and Christians, as well as Muslims. The book stresses that Islam did not appear all at once, but emerged slowly, as part of a prolonged process whereby it was differentiated from other religious traditions and, indeed, that much that we take as characteristic of Islam is in fact the product of the medieval period.
The City
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Author : Joel Kotkin
language : en
Publisher: Modern Library
Release Date : 2007-12-18
The City written by Joel Kotkin and has been published by Modern Library this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-12-18 with Social Science categories.
If humankind can be said to have a single greatest creation, it would be those places that represent the most eloquent expression of our species’s ingenuity, beliefs, and ideals: the city. In this authoritative and engagingly written account, the acclaimed urbanist and bestselling author examines the evolution of urban life over the millennia and, in doing so, attempts to answer the age-old question: What makes a city great? Despite their infinite variety, all cities essentially serve three purposes: spiritual, political, and economic. Kotkin follows the progression of the city from the early religious centers of Mesopotamia, the Indus Valley, and China to the imperial centers of the Classical era, through the rise of the Islamic city and the European commercial capitals, ending with today’s post-industrial suburban metropolis. Despite widespread optimistic claims that cities are “back in style,” Kotkin warns that whatever their form, cities can thrive only if they remain sacred, safe, and busy–and this is true for both the increasingly urbanized developing world and the often self-possessed “global cities” of the West and East Asia. Looking at cities in the twenty-first century, Kotkin discusses the effects of developments such as shifting demographics and emerging technologies. He also considers the effects of terrorism–how the religious and cultural struggles of the present pose the greatest challenge to the urban future. Truly global in scope, The City is a timely narrative that will place Kotkin in the company of Lewis Mumford, Jane Jacobs, and other preeminent urban scholars.
Cities In The Pre Modern Islamic World
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Author : Amira K. Bennison
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2007-08-07
Cities In The Pre Modern Islamic World written by Amira K. Bennison and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-08-07 with Architecture categories.
Wide range of case studies across the Islamic world Provides a new interdisciplinary perspective on the Islamic city Well illustrated with maps and photographs The mix of contributors is good, from well established and highly respected academics to younger, upcoming talents The issue of urbanism in the Islamic world is an enduringly popular area of study and investigation
What God Does When Men Pray
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Author : Bill Peel
language : en
Publisher: Life and Ministry of Jesus Chr
Release Date : 1993
What God Does When Men Pray written by Bill Peel and has been published by Life and Ministry of Jesus Chr this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993 with Religion categories.
What if a group of men decides to pray and seek God's help and guidance, in order to tackle the problems of homelessness, hunger, decaying family life, and inner emptiness? This guide offers encouragement, inspiration, and practical tips on how men can affect their world through group prayer.
Proceedings Of The Ninth Conference Of The European Society For Central Asian Studies
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Author : Tomasz Gacek
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Release Date : 2009-10-02
Proceedings Of The Ninth Conference Of The European Society For Central Asian Studies written by Tomasz Gacek and has been published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-10-02 with Art categories.
This is an important book which will greatly aid readers in their knowledge of Central Asia, one of the crucial regions in the contemporary world. It contains papers reflecting the interdisciplinary quality of recent research carried out in many academic institutions dealing with the region. In this volume, which undertakes the supreme challenge of understanding this vast area of Eurasia, acknowledged experts offer their findings on such important topics as history, archaeology, sociology, anthropology, language, literature, religion, philosophy, civil society and human rights, political science, economics and the environment. This collection undoubtedly constitutes a key gateway to study of the region through the advanced, accurate and scholarly information required by contemporary academia.
Prayer In Islamic Thought And Practice
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Author : Marion Holmes Katz
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2013-05-06
Prayer In Islamic Thought And Practice written by Marion Holmes Katz and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-05-06 with History categories.
Offers a broad historical survey of the rules, values and interpretations relating to Salāt, the five daily prayers of Islam.
Historic Cities
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Author : Jeff Cody
language : en
Publisher: Getty Publications
Release Date : 2019-07-30
Historic Cities written by Jeff Cody and has been published by Getty Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-07-30 with Architecture categories.
This new volume in the GCI's Readings in Conservation series brings together a selection of seminal writings on the conservation of historic cities. This book, the eighth in the Getty Conservation Institute’s Readings in Conservation series, fills a significant gap in the published literature on urban conservation. This topic is distinct from both heritage conservation and urban planning despite the recent growth of urbanism worldwide, no single volume has presented a comprehensive selection of these important writings until now. This anthology, profusely illustrated throughout, is organized into eight parts, covering such subjects as geographic diversity, reactions to the transformation of traditional cities, reading the historic city, the search for contextual continuities, the search for values, and the challenges of sustainability. With more than sixty-five texts, ranging from early polemics by Victor Hugo and John Ruskin to a generous selection of recent scholarship, this book thoroughly addresses regions around the globe. Each reading is introduced by short prefatory remarks explaining the rationale for its selection and the principal matters covered. The book will serve as an easy reference for administrators, professionals, teachers, and students faced with the day-to-day challenges confronting the historic city under siege by rampant development.
The Cambridge History Of Islam Volume 2b Islamic Society And Civilisation
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Author : P. M. Holt
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 1977-04-21
The Cambridge History Of Islam Volume 2b Islamic Society And Civilisation written by P. M. Holt and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1977-04-21 with History categories.
This is a most comprehensive and ambitious collaborative survey of Islamic history and civilization.
The Islamic Byzantine Frontier
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Author : A. Asa Eger
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2014-11-18
The Islamic Byzantine Frontier written by A. Asa Eger and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-11-18 with Social Science categories.
The retreat of the Byzantine army from Syria in around 650 CE, in advance of the approaching Arab armies, is one that has resounded emphatically in the works of both Islamic and Christian writers, and created an enduring motif: that of the Islamic-Byzantine frontier. For centuries, Byzantine and Islamic scholars have evocatively sketched a contested border: the annual raids between the two, the line of fortified fortresses defending Islamic lands, the no-man's land in between and the birth of jihad. In their early representations of a Muslim-Christian encounter, accounts of the Islamic-Byzantine frontier are charged with significance for a future 'clash of civilizations' that often envisions a polarised world. A. Asa Eger examines the two aspects of this frontier: its physical and ideological ones. By highlighting the archaeological study of the real and material frontier, as well as acknowledging its ideological military and religious implications, he offers a more complex vision of this dividing line than has been traditionally disseminated. With analysis grounded in archaeological evidence as well the relevant historical texts, Eger brings together a nuanced exploration of this vital element of medieval history.