A Tale of Two Façades: Archaeology and the Secularization of an Islamic Past
This article examines how certain forms of preservation work to recast the past in rigid terms of secular and religious. Focusing on a series of early Islamic period sites in the Levant, collectively known as the Umayyad qusūr (sometimes referred to as "desert palaces"), this essay traces...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis
[2019]
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Material religion
Year: 2019, Volume: 15, Issue: 2, Pages: 184-203 |
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Umayyads
/ Wüstenschloss
/ Islam
/ Cultural heritage
/ Excavation
/ Secularization
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Further subjects: | B
Museums
B Secularism B Islame |
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