[PDF.90vt] Cosmology and Architecture in Premodern Islam: An Architectural Reading of Mystical Ideas (SUNY series in Islam)

Cosmology and Architecture in Premodern Islam: An Architectural Reading of Mystical Ideas (SUNY series in Islam)

[PDF.xi06] Cosmology and Architecture in Premodern Islam: An Architectural Reading of Mystical Ideas (SUNY series in Islam)

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||3 of 3 people found the following review helpful.| A Seminal Text on Islamic Architectural Theory|By faris akbar|Akkach's 'Cosmology and Architecture in Pre-Modern Islam' is a unique work because it maybe the first text that rigorously and in a sustained fashion that seeks to recover a Theory of Islamic architecture. Unlike other texts that get caught in the development of historical forms,typologies, symbolisms and structures|About the Author||Samer Akkach is Associate Professor in History and Theory of Architecture at the University of Adelaide, Australia, and the Founding Director of the Center for Asian and Middle Eastern Architecture (CAMEA).

A fascinating exploration of how the transcendent is expressed in the spatial sensibility of premodern Islam.

This fascinating interdisciplinary study reveals connections between architecture, cosmology, and mysticism. Samer Akkach demonstrates how space ordering in premodern Islamic architecture reflects the transcendental and the sublime. The book features many new translations, a number from unpublished sources, and several illustrations.

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You can specify the type of files you want, for your gadget.Cosmology and Architecture in Premodern Islam: An Architectural Reading of Mystical Ideas (SUNY series in Islam)   |  Samer Akkach.Not only was the story interesting, engaging and relatable, it also teaches lessons.

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