Synagogues in the Islamic World: Architecture, Design and Identity

Mohammad Gharipour

Published by Edinburgh University Press 2017

Synagogues in the Islamic World

Architecture, Design and Identity

Mohammad Gharipour

https://doi.org/10.1515/9781474468435

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About this book

Explores the design and development of synagogues in the Islamic world

This 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, and how these contexts influenced the design and evolution of synagogues. As well as revealing how synagogues reflect the culture of the Jewish minority at macro and micro scales, from the city to the interior, the book also considers patterns of the development of synagogues in urban contexts and in connection with urban elements and monuments.

Key Features:

Uniquely explores the elements and concepts applied in the design of synagogues in the Islamic world
Shows connections between Jewish and Islamic architecture and the collaboration among Muslims and Jews in the design and construction of synagogues
Takes an interdisciplinary and cross-cultural approach, providing a new setting for the analysis of Islamic architecture
Addresses historical, social, urban, and architectural aspects of synagogues throughout the Muslim world including Iraq, Afghanistan, Morocco, Egypt, Spain, Turkey, Tunisia, Iran, and India

Contributors

Meltem Özkan Altınöz, Karabük University
Michelle Huntingford Craig, Getty Research Institute
Arlene Dallalfar, Lesley University
Reuven Firestone, Hebrew Union College (Los Angeles) and University of Southern California
Daniel Muñoz-Garrido, University of Granada
Anat Geva, Texas A&M University
Mohammad Gharipour, Morgan State University
Ulrike-Christiane Lintz, University of Amsterdam
Vivian B. Mann, Jewish Theological Seminary and The Jewish Museum
Nesrine Mansour, Texas A&M University
Susan Gilson Miller, University of California, Davis
Ann Shafer, State University of New York, Fashion Institute of Technology
Rabbi M. Mitchell Serels, Berkeley College
Jay A. Waronker, Academic and Architect
Ethel Sara Wolper, University of New Hampshire

Topics

Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	v
Figures and Tables Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Introduction Mohammad Gharipour Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Chapter One. Architecture of Synagogues in the Islamic World: History and the Dilemma of Identity Mohammad Gharipour Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	6
Chapter Two. Prologue—Historic Relations between Muslims and Jews Reuven Firestone Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	19
PART I SYNAGOGUE AND THE URBAN CONTEXT
Chapter Three. Synagogues and the Hebrew Prophets: The Architecture of Convergence, Coexistence, and Conflict in Pre-modern Iraq Ethel Sara Wolper Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	29
Chapter Four. Reflection of Sacred Realities in Urban Contexts: The Synagogues of Herat Ulrike-Christiane Lintz Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	51
Chapter Five. Synagogues of the Fez Mellah: Constructing Sacred Spaces in Nineteenth-century Morocco Michelle Huntingford Craig Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	73
Chapter Six. Emotional Architecture: Cairo’s Sha’ar Hashamayim Synagogue and Symbolism’s Timeless Reach Ann Shafer Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	94
PART II SYNAGOGUE AND THE CULTURAL CONTEXT
Chapter Seven. The Prevalence of Islamic Art amongst Jews of Christian Iberia: Two Fourteenth-century Castilian Synagogues in Andalusian Attire Daniel Muñoz-Garrido Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	125
Chapter Eight. The Ottoman Jews of Nineteenth-century Istanbul and the Socio-cultural Foundations of the Yüksek Kaldırım Ashkenazi Synagogue Meltem Özkan Altınöz Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	145
Chapter Nine. The Architecture and Ornamentation of the Nahon and Bendrihem Synagogues of Tangier: Modernization and Internationalization of the Jewish Community M. Mitchell Serels Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	161
Chapter Ten. Synagogues and Sacred Rituals in Tehran: An Ethnographic Analysis of Judeo-Persian Identities and Spaces Arlene Dallalfar Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	185
PART III ARCHITECTURE AND INTERIOR DESIGN
Chapter Eleven. Decorating Synagogues in the Sephardi Diaspora: The Role of Tradition Vivian B. Mann Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	205
Chapter Twelve. Djerbian Culture and Climate as Expressed in a Historic Landmark: The Case of El-Ghriba Synagogue in Djerba, Tunisia Nesrine Mansour and Anat Geva Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	226
Chapter Thirteen. Synagogue Architecture in Kerala, India: Design Roots, Precedents, Tectonics, and Inspirations Jay A. Waronker Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	248
Chapter Fourteen. Immigrants’ Sacred Architecture: The Rabbi Meir Baal-Haness Synagogue in Eilat, Israel Anat Geva Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	271
Chapter Fifteen. Epilogue—Sensitive Ruins: On the Preservation of Jewish Religious Sites in the Muslim World Susan Gilson Miller Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	293
Bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	299
About the Contributors Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	319
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	323

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Language: English
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Audience: College/higher education;
Pages
- Main content: 352
Illustrations
- Other: 200 colour illustrations 3 B/W tables
Keywords: Islamic Studies

eBook

Published: June 1, 2017
ISBN: 9781474468435