The Islamic city: Historic myth, Islamic essence, and contemporary relevance
In the first part of this paper the author attempts to deconstruct Orientalist thinking about the Islamic city by showing not only that the idea itself was "created" on the basis of too few cases but, even worse, was a model of outcomers rather than one of processes. In part II a somewhat...
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Language: | English |
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Cambridge Univ. Press
1987
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International journal of Middle East studies
Year: 1987, Volume: 19, Issue: 2, Pages: 155-176 |
Further subjects: | B
Islamische Länder / Islamische Welt
Orientforschung / Oriental philology
City
Arabische Länder
Cultural history
Islam
City
B Islam B Arab countries B Islamic countries B City B History B Culture B Oriental philology |