The other sides of paradise : explorations into the religious meanings of domestic space in Islam
1991, 1st edition. Columbia : University of South Carolina Press. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Item #416680
ISBN: 0872497380
Series: Studies in comparative religion. Physical description: xvi, 246 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-236) and indexes. Contents: Images of domestic space in the Quran -- The houses of the hadiths -- The birth of the house of submission -- Muslim dwellings in urban Egypt, past and present -- Domestications of Islam in modern Egypt : a cultural analysis -- The metamorphosis of domestic space in the pilgrimage murals of Egypt. Subjects: Islam Egypt; Dwellings Egypt; Dwellings Religious aspects Islam; Egypt Religious life and customs.
Price: €48.00