From the Dome of the Chain to Miḥrāb Dāʾūd: The Transformation of an Umayyad Commemorative Site at the Haram al-Sharif in Jerusalem
As a monument with a disputed function and iconography, the Dome of the Chain is something of an art historical conundrum. Constructed by the Umayyad caliph ʿAbd al-Malik b. Marwan (r. 685–705) in 692 on the Haram al-Sharif in Jerusalem, it reportedly commemorates a chain tethered to the heavens tha...
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| Language: | English |
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Brill
2017
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Muqarnas
Year: 2017, Volume: 34, Issue: 1, Pages: 1-22 |
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Jerusalem
Umayyad
Haram al-Sharif
Dome of the Chain
commemoration
justice
Dome of the Rock
ʿAbd al-Malik b. Marwan
David
Solomon
Temple
vicegerency (or khilāfa)
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