Islamic Architecture in Iran : Poststructural Theory and the Architectural History of Iranian Mosques.
- 1st ed.
- 1 online resource (265 pages)
Front Cover -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- Illustrations -- Note on Transliteration -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- 1. Islam as an Attribution -- Introduction -- The Emergence of Islam -- Islamic Ideals and Realities -- Islam and Cultural Material -- Mosques -- 2. Iranism -- Introduction -- Islamic Identity -- Iranism -- Persian Art -- Iranian Architecture -- The Notion of Time and the Image of Place -- The Geography of Space -- Conclusion -- 3. The Mosque as Public Space -- Introduction -- Individualism and Collectivism -- Home, Mahallah and City -- Representation -- The Image of the City -- The Mosque as a Public Place -- Conclusion -- 4. Diference and Iranian Architectural Discourse -- Introduction -- The Semantics of Islamic Art: Problems and Deficiencies -- Spatial History -- Heterology -- The Semiotics of Islamic Iranian Art -- Islamic Iranian Architectonic Discourse -- Conclusion -- 5. Diference and Particularity -- Introduction -- The Concept of Style: The Universal and Particular -- The Formal Language of Iranian Architecture -- Nomos and Polis -- Iranian Architecture -- The Notion of Time and Space -- Labyrinth and Obelisk -- Iranian Architectural Historiography -- Periodisation, Regionalism and Morphology -- Conclusion -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- INDEX.