| Description |
1 online resource (x, 253 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Intro -- List of Figures -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- One: The Kaʿba as Qibla -- Two: The Kaʿba as Navel -- Three: The Kaʿba as Substructure -- Four: The Kaʿba as Beloved -- Five: Th e House as Holder -- Six: The House as Dwelling -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Summary |
The most sacred site of Islam, the Kaʿba (the granite cuboid structure at the centre of the Great Mosque of Mecca) is here investigated by examining six of its predominantly spatial effects |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on August 15, 2020) |
| Subject |
Kaʻbah (Mecca, Saudi Arabia)
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Islam.
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Islam
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Islam.
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ARCHITECTURE -- History -- General.
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Islam
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Kaʻbah (Mecca, Saudi Arabia)
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| Genre/Form |
Pictorial works
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780748699315 |
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0748699317 |
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9781474484695 |
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1474484697 |
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