Title Sacred precincts : the religious architecture of non-Muslim communities across the Islamic world / edited by Mohammad Gharipour.

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Description	1 online resource.
Physical Medium	polychrome
Description	text file
Series	Arts and Archaeology of the Islamic World
	Arts and archaeology of the Islamic world.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents	Identity -- Design -- Construction -- Re-use.
Summary	Sacred Precincts examines non-Muslim religious sites in the Islamic world, revealing how architecture responds to contextual issues and traditions. It explores urban contexts; issues of identity; design; construction; transformation and the history of sacred sites in the Middle East and Africa from the advent of Islam to the 20th century. The book includes case studies on churches, synagogues and sacred sites in Iran; Turkey; Cyprus; Egypt; Iraq; Tunisia; Morocco; Malta; Nigeria; Mali, and the Gambia.
Local Note	eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America
Subject	Religious architecture -- Islamic countries.
	Religious architecture.
	Islamic countries.
	Architecture and society -- Islamic countries.
	Architecture and society.
Genre/Form	Electronic books.
	Electronic books.
Added Author	Gharipour, Mohammad, editor.
	Guidetti, Mattia. Churches attracting mosques.
Other Form:	Print version: Sacred precincts 9789004279063 (DLC) 2014028949 (OCoLC)884961878
ISBN	9789004280229 electronic book
	9004280227 electronic book
	9789004279063
	9004279067