Synagogues in the Islamic world : architecture, design, and identity / edited by Mohammad Gharipour.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gharipour, Mohammad, Author.

Contributor:

Gharipour, Mohammad, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Synagogue architecture--Islamic countries.

Synagogue architecture.

Judaism--Relations--Islam.

Judaism.

Islam--Relations--Judaism.

Islam.

Synagogue architecture--Middle East.

Synagogue architecture--Africa, North.

Synagogue architecture--Spain.

Sephardim.

Synagogue architecture--Turkey.

Jews, Turkish.

Synagogue architecture--India--Kerala.

Synagogue architecture--Asia, Central.

North Africa.

Central Asia.

India--Kerala.

Islamic countries.

Middle East.

Spain.

Turkey.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xi, 334 pages) : illustrations, maps

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2017]

Language Note:

English.

Summary:

This beautifully illustrated volume looks at the spaces created by and for Jews in areas under the political or religious control of Muslims. Covering regions as diverse as Central Asia, the Middle East, North Africa and Spain, it asks how the architecture of synagogues responded to contextual issues and traditions, and how these contexts influenced the design and evolution of synagogues. As well as revealing how synagogues reflect the culture of the Jewish minority at macro and micro scales, from the city to the interior, the book also considers patterns of the development of synagogues in urban contexts and in connection with urban elements and monuments.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Figures and Tables

Introduction

Chapter One. Architecture of Synagogues in the Islamic World: History and the Dilemma of Identity

Chapter Two. Prologue—Historic Relations between Muslims and Jews

PART I SYNAGOGUE AND THE URBAN CONTEXT

Chapter Three. Synagogues and the Hebrew Prophets: The Architecture of Convergence, Coexistence, and Conflict in Pre-modern Iraq

Chapter Four. Reflection of Sacred Realities in Urban Contexts: The Synagogues of Herat

Chapter Five. Synagogues of the Fez Mellah: Constructing Sacred Spaces in Nineteenth-century Morocco

Chapter Six. Emotional Architecture: Cairo’s Sha’ar Hashamayim Synagogue and Symbolism’s Timeless Reach

PART II SYNAGOGUE AND THE CULTURAL CONTEXT

Chapter Seven. The Prevalence of Islamic Art amongst Jews of Christian Iberia: Two Fourteenth-century Castilian Synagogues in Andalusian Attire

Chapter Eight. The Ottoman Jews of Nineteenth-century Istanbul and the Socio-cultural Foundations of the Yüksek Kaldırım Ashkenazi Synagogue

Chapter Nine. The Architecture and Ornamentation of the Nahon and Bendrihem Synagogues of Tangier: Modernization and Internationalization of the Jewish Community

Chapter Ten. Synagogues and Sacred Rituals in Tehran: An Ethnographic Analysis of Judeo-Persian Identities and Spaces

PART III ARCHITECTURE AND INTERIOR DESIGN

Chapter Eleven. Decorating Synagogues in the Sephardi Diaspora: The Role of Tradition

Chapter Twelve. Djerbian Culture and Climate as Expressed in a Historic Landmark: The Case of El-Ghriba Synagogue in Djerba, Tunisia

Chapter Thirteen. Synagogue Architecture in Kerala, India: Design Roots, Precedents, Tectonics, and Inspirations

Chapter Fourteen. Immigrants’ Sacred Architecture: The Rabbi Meir Baal-Haness Synagogue in Eilat, Israel

Chapter Fifteen. Epilogue—Sensitive Ruins: On the Preservation of Jewish Religious Sites in the Muslim World

Bibliography

About the Contributors

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4744-6843-8

OCLC:

1312726982