Description
Book SynopsisThis beautifully illustrated volume looks at the spaces created by and for Jews in areas under the political or religious control of Muslims. Covering regions as diverse as Central Asia, the Middle East, North Africa and Spain, it asks how the architecture of synagogues responded to contextual issues and traditions.
Table of ContentsIntroduction, Mohammad Gharipour; 1. Architecture of Synagogues in the Islamic World: History and the Dilemma of Identity, Mohammad Gharipour; 2. Prologue: Historic Relations Between Muslims and Jews, Reuven Firestone; I. Synagogue and the Urban Context; 3. Shrines of the Prophets and Jewish Communities: Ancient Synagogues and Tombs in Medieval Iraq, Sara Ethel Wolper; 4. The Synagogues of Herat: A Jewish World of Religious Diversity and Pluralism in the Muslim World, Ulrike-Christiane Lintz; 5. Synagogues of the Fez mellah: Constructing Sacred Spaces in 19th Century Morocco, Michelle Craig; 6. Emotional Architecture: Cairo's Sha'ar Hashamayim Synagogue and Iconography's Global Reach, Ann Shafer; II. Synagogue and the Cultural Context; 7. The Prevalence of Islamic Art amongst Jews of Christian Iberia: Two Fourteenth-Century Castilian Synagogues in Andalusian Attire, Daniel Munoz Garrido; 8. The Ottoman Jews of the 19th-century Istanbul and the Socio-cultural Foundations of theYuksek Kaldirim Ashkenazi Synagogue, Meltem Ozkan Altinoz; 9. The Architecture and Decor of the Nahon and Bendrihen Synagogues of Tangier: Modernization and Internationalization of the Jewish Community, M. Mitchell Serels; 10. Synagogues and Sacred Rituals inTehran: An Ethnographic Analysis of Judeo-Persian Identities and Spaces, Arlene Dallalfar; III. Architecture and Interior Design; 11. Decorating Synagogues in the Western Islamic World: The Role of Sephardi Traditionalism, Vivian Mann; 12. Djerbian Culture and Climate As Expressed in A Historic Landmark: The Case of El Ghriba Synagogue in Djerba, Tunisia, Nesrine Mansour and Anat Geva; 13. Synagogue Architecture in Kerala, India: Design Roots, Precedents, Tectonics, and Inspirations, Jay A. Waronker; 14. Immigrants Sacred Architecture: The Rabi Meir Baal-Hanes Synagogue in Eilat, Israel, Anat Geva; 15. Epilogue: Sensitive Ruins: On the Preservation of Jewish Religious Sites in the Muslim World - Susan Miller; Appendix 1: Captions; Appendix 2: Bibliographies; Appendix 3: Biographies
