In the Shadow of the Church: The Building of Mosques in Early Medieval Syria (Arts and Archaeology of the Islamic World, 8) - Hardcover

Guidetti, Mattia

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 9004325700 ISBN 13: 9789004325708

Publisher: Brill, 2016

Synopsis

In his book In the Shadow of the Church: The Building of Mosques in Early Medieval Syria Mattia Guidetti examines the establishment of Muslim religious architecture within the Christian context in which it first appeared in the Syrian region, contributing to the debate on the transformation of late antique society to a Muslim one. He scrutinizes the slow process of conversion to Islam of the most important town centers by looking at religious places of both communities between the seventh and the eleventh century. The author assesses the relevancy of churches by analyzing the location of mosques and by researching phenomena of transfer of marble material from churches to mosques.

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About the Author

Mattia Guidetti, Ph.D. (2006, University of Venice) is Universitätassistent at the Institut für Kunstgeschichte of the University of Vienna. He has published on Islamic art. His research interests deal with art history in the Mediterranean region.

Edition details

• Publisher: Brill
• Publication date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9004325700
• ISBN 13: 9789004325708
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 236