Deconstructing the American Mosque: Space, Gender, and Aesthetics

Deconstructing the American Mosque: Space, Gender, and Aesthetics


Yazar Akel Ismail Kahera
Yayınevi University of Texas Press
ISBN 9780292719576
Baskı yılı 2008
Sayfa sayısı 212
Ağırlık 0.29 kg
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From the avant-garde design of the Islamic Cultural Center in New York City to the simplicity of the Dar al-Islam Mosque in Abiquiu, New Mexico, the American mosque takes many forms of visual and architectural expression. The absence of a single, authorit
Introduction: The Polemics of Deconstruction Aesthetic Origins and End Conditions Interpretations of Image, Text, and Form Space, Place, and Public Gathering Conclusion: Reversible Space and Linear Time Glossary; Bibliography