Archaeology of Islam

Informationen zum Autor Timothy Insoll is currently a Research Fellow in Archaeology at St John's College! Cambridge. From January 1999 he has been appointed a lecturer in Archaeology at the University of Manchester. He has conducted fieldwork in Mali! Eritrea! India! Uganda! Turkey and the UK. He has published numerous papers in academic journals! and one of his most recent publications! a monograph! is "Islam! Archaeology and History: The Gao Region! Mali." Klappentext This book examines the archaeological implications of Islam as a force which can act upon all areas of life. Islam leaves distinctive material culture remains and distinctive categories of evidence which can be detected and described. The subject and the geographical area of Islam is vast. The author provides an assessment of the means and the methods of uncovering Islamic material records in the context of a wide range of times and places. Separate chapters examine the mosque, the domestic environment, the Islamic city, death and burial, art, manufacturing and trade. The author draws evidence from the perceived heartlands of the Islamic world (Arabia, the Near East), and from those regions traditionally regarded as the periphery (Africa and the Far East). Coverage extends from the origins of Islam in the seventh century AD up until the present. Zusammenfassung Examining the archaeological implications of Islam as a force which can act upon all areas of life! this text provides an assessment of the means and methods of uncovering Islamic material records. Separate chapters examine the mosque; domestic environment; the Islamic city; and death and burial. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Figures.List of Plates.Acknowledgements.1. Introduction. 2. The Mosque. 3. The Domestic Environment. 4. Muslim Life. 5. Art! Trade and Ideas. 6. Death and Burial. 7. The Community Environment. 8. The Archaeology of Islam? References. Index. ...

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Insoll, T Insoll, Timothy Insoll, Timothy (St John's College Insoll, Timothy (St John''s College Insoll, Insoll Timothy
• Verlag: Wiley, John and Sons Ltd
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 01.01.1999
• EAN: 9780631201151
• ISBN: 978-0-631-20115-1
• Seiten: 292
• Serien: Social Archaeology; Social Archaeology
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Geschichte > Vor- und Frühgeschichte; Sachbuch > Geschichte > Vor- und Frühgeschichte, Antike; Sozialwissenschaften, Recht,Wirtschaft > Sozialwissenschaften allgemein; Islam, RELIGION / Islam / General, Africa, RELIGION / Antiquities & Archaeology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Islamic Studies, Islamic Studies, c 1500 onwards to present day, c 1000 CE to c 1500, East Asia, Far East, Arabian Peninsula, Archaeology by period / region, c 500 to c 1000 CE, Modern Period, C 1500 Onwards, C 500 CE To C 1000 CE, Relating to Islamic / Muslim people and groups, Social groups: religious groups and communities