Michelle Apotsos

Architecture, Islam, and Identity in West Africa (eBook, PDF)

Lessons from Larabanga

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Architecture, Islam, and Identity in West Africa shows you the relationship between architecture and Islamic identity in West Africa.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 230
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. Mai 2016
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781317275558
• Artikelnr.: 45099928

Autorenporträt

Michelle Apotsos is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Art at Williams College, Massachusetts, USA, where she specializes in African architecture and the arts of the Afro-Islamic world. Her research focuses on the intersections between Afro-Islamic identity, architecture, and modernization as they are occurring in contemporary Africa. She received her PhD from Stanford University, USA, in 2013.

Inhaltsangabe

Dedication. Acknowledgments. Preface. Foreword Barbaro Martinez-Ruiz
Introduction: Learning from Larabanga 1. Locating Larabanga: Architecture
and Contemporary Islamic Identity in West Africa 2. The Road to Larabanga:
A Short History of Afro-Islamic Architecture 3. Mallams, Mosques, and
Mystic Stones: The Story of Larabanga 4. Building Across Borders: Larabanga
in Transition 5. Conclusion: Lessons from Larabanga: The Future of Islam
and the Built Environment in West Africa List of Figures. Image Credits.
Bibliography. Index