Includes bibliographical references (p. [233]-261) and index
Contents:
Introduction -- The Mosque. Scales of Analysis: Structuring Principles and Cultural Diversity. Structuring Principles: the Mosque. Cultural Diversity: Regional Traditions. The Archaeological Study of the Mosque. Places of Prayer and Muslim Religious Identity -- The Domestic Environment. An Ideal Islamic Domestic Environment. Archaeological Recognition. Archaeology, Domestic Space and Social Use -- Muslim Life. Food and Drink. Education and Health. Pilgrimage and Travel. Personal Possessions and Dress. Magic and Talismanic Protection. War -- Art, Trade and Ideas. Islamic Art or Art of Muslims: Background and Components. Visual Imagery. The Transmission of Muslim Iconography and Other Ideas. Coinage
Summary:
This book examines the archaeological implications of Islam as a force which can act upon all areas of life. Islam leaves distinctive material culture remains and distinctive categories of evidence which can be described, tested and used to indicate the presence of Muslim life in the archaeological record. The subject and the geographical area of Islam is vast. The author provides an assessment of the means and the methods of uncovering Islamic material records in the context of a wide range of times and places. Coverage extends from the origins of Islam in the seventh century AD up to the present