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Author Apotsos, Michelle, author.

Title Architecture, Islam, and identity in West Africa : lessons from Larabanga / Michelle Apotsos
Published New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2016

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Description 1 online resource : illustrations
Contents 1. Locating Larabanga : architecture and contemporary Islamic identity in West Africa -- 2. The road to Larabanga : a short history of Afro-Islamic architecture -- 3. Mallams, mosques, and mystic stones : the story of Larabanga -- 4. Building across borders : Larabanga in transition
Summary Architecture, Islam, and Identity in West Africa" shows you the relationship between architecture and Islamic identity in West Africa. The book looks broadly across Muslim West Africa and takes an in-depth study of the village of Larabanga, a small Muslim community in Northern Ghana, to help you see how the built environment encodes cultural history through form, material, and space, creating an architectural narrative that outlines the contours of this distinctive Muslim identity. Apotsos explores how modern technology, heritage, and tourism have increasingly affected the contemporary architectural character of this community, revealing the village's current state of social, cultural, and spiritual flux. More than 60 black and white images illustrate how architectural components within this setting express the distinctive narratives, value systems, and realities that make up the unique composition of this Afro-Islamic community
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed June 10, 2016)
Subject Islam and architecture -- Africa, West
Islam and culture -- Africa, West
Cultural geography -- Africa, West
Islam and architecture -- Ghana -- Larabanga
Islam and culture -- Ghana -- Larabanga
Cultural geography -- Ghana -- Larabanga
Larabanga (Ghana) -- Buildings, structures, etc
ARCHITECTURE -- Adaptive Reuse & Renovation.
ARCHITECTURE -- Buildings -- Landmarks & Monuments.
ARCHITECTURE -- Professional Practice.
ARCHITECTURE -- Reference.
Cultural geography
Islam and architecture
Islam and culture
West Africa
Ghana -- Larabanga
Form Electronic book
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