Masjid in Contemporary Islamic Africa (eBook)

Michelle Moore Apotsos (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2021
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-1-108-61799-4 (ISBN)

Infos

This volume examines the emergence of alternative spaces and architectural landscapes of Islamic practice in contemporary Africa through the lens of the masjid, whose definition as a "e;place of prostration"e; has enabled Muslim populations across the continent to navigate the murky waters of the contemporary condition through a purposeful renovation of spiritual space. Drawing from multiple disciplines and utilizing a series of diverse case studies, Michelle Apotsos reflects on the shifting realities of Islamic communities as they engage in processes of socio-political and cultural transformation. Illustrated through the growth of forward-thinking and in flexible environments that highlight how Muslim communities have developed unique solutions to the problem of performing identity within diverse contexts across the continent, she re-imagines the major themes surrounding definitions of Islamic architectural space in the contemporary period in Africa and the nature of the "e;modernity"e; as it has unfolded across diverse contexts on the continent.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 29.7.2021
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Islam
• Themenwelt: Technik ► Architektur
• ISBN-10: 1-108-61799-9 / 1108617999
• ISBN-13: 978-1-108-61799-4 / 9781108617994