Music, Sound, and Architecture in Islam, Paperback - Federico Spinetti

Contributor(s): Michael Aaron FrishkopfEditor: Federico SpinettiTracing the connections between music making and built space in both historical and...

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Urban Design & Architecture is a richly illustrated journey in the architectural events of the 20th century. At the same time, it offers an excitin...

Reducere. Woman in Islam is a summary of Woman and Her Rights in Islam written by the great Muslim thinker and reformer, Ayatullah Murtada Mutahhari. This ab...

If justice is an intrinsic value in Islam, why have women been treated as second-class citizens in Islamic legal tradition?Publisher: Oneworld Publ...

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Imagine yourself at the moment of your death. What thoughts cross your mind? Memories of family and friends? Panic? Regrets? Remembrance of Allah? ...

This impressive reference work presents the key works of Renaissance architecture, sculpture and painting through words and pictures and sets them ...

Science and Civilization in Islam has remained unsurpassed as the authoritative statement on this subject. With his characteristic breadth of learn...

Publisher: The Islamic Texts SocietyAuthor(s): Mohammad Hashim KamaliNumber of pages: 196Collection: Fundamental Rights and Liberties in Islam Seri...

Reducere. DescriptionTransformative Worship in Islam - Experiencing Perfection uniquely bridges the traditional practices and beliefs, culture and language o...

Publisher: The Islamic Texts SocietyAuthor(s): Mohammad Hashim KamaliNumber of pages: 152Collection: Fundamental Rights and Liberties in Islam Seri...

This book offers a groundbreaking analysis of Neolithic art and architecture in Orkney, focussing upon the incredible collection of hundreds of dec...

The first anthology on animal music and communication, with contributions from leading scientists, researchers and musicians.Ever since the acciden...

Contributor(s): Author: James OlesThis new interpretive history of Mexican art from the Spanish Conquest to the early decades of the twenty-first c...

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCIllustration(s): 8 colour and 54 bw illusNumber of pages: 272Collection: Visual Cultures and German ContextsPub...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Sari NusseibehIn The Story of Reason in Islam, leading public intellectual and political activist Sari Nusseibeh narrates a...

Reducere. DescriptionWhile Black architects produce extraordinary works, they account for only two percent of the profession in the United States. Many of th...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Mohammad IqbalIntroduction by: Javed MajeedThe Reconstruction of Religious Thought in Islam (1930) is Muhammad Iqbal's majo...

Publisher: The Islamic Texts SocietyAuthor(s): Mohammad Hashim KamaliNumber of pages: 344Collection: Fundamental Rights and Liberties in Islam Seri...

Reducere. This popular book dispels the ambiguities surrounding the honorable Shari'ah, and to fulfill the essential needs of the Muslims in current age. It ...

Publisher: Tughra BooksAuthor(s): Musa Kazim GulcurNumber of pages: 144Publication date: 2009Dimensions: 226 x 153 x 18Cover type: Paperback / soft...

Reducere. A celebration of the art, architecture, and timeless human passion of the Eternal City, Rome Is Love Spelled Backward explores Rome's best-known tr...

Reducere. This study analyzes the commentaries of four Muslim intellectuals who have turned to scripture as a liberating text to confront an array of problem...

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Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

Publisher: University of California PressAuthor(s): Muhammad AsadNumber of pages: 126Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 139 x 215 x 15Cover type: Pa...

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Reducere. DescriptionNew Delhi was intended to impress and to encapsulate the values of the British Empire, in other words to project 'soft' power. This book...

Icons of Sound: Voice, Architecture and Imagination in Medieval Art brings together art history and sound studies to offer new perspectives on medi...

Reducere. November 1891, the heart of Gilded Age Manhattan. Thousands filled the streets surrounding Madison Square, fingers pointing, mouths agape. After co...

Publisher: MIT Press LtdAuthor(s): Karen (Canada Research Chair, University of Waterloo) CollinsIllustration(s): 27 b 54 Illustrations, unspecified...

This book explores the notion of affective space in relation to architecture. It helps to understand the first-person, direct experience of the env...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Mustafa UmarThere has been an urgent need for a simple and concise guide which teaches the basics of prayer for Muslims. Th...

This illustrated book provides an overview of Islamic art and architecture during a time that witnessed the formation of a new artistic culture and...

David Toop's extraordinary work of sonic history travels from the rainforests of Amazonas to the megalopolis of Tokyo via the work of artists as di...

Reducere. DescriptionThis newly updated and revised second edition of A Story in Stones explores the relationship between Portugal and Ethiopia during the XV...

With sound becoming more important in cinema exhibition and DVD release, this book offers user-friendly knowledge and stimulating exercises to help...

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This volume collects Yasser Tabbaa's investigative and interpretive articles on medieval Islamic architecture, ornament and gardens in Syria and Ir...

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A bold, readable and beautifully illustrated introduction to an entire civilization, from 7th-century Arabia via medieval Spain and Central Asia to...

DescriptionIn The Race of Sound Nina Sun Eidsheim traces the ways in which sonic attributes that might seem natural, such as the voice and its qual...

Reducere. Offers user-friendly knowledge and stimulating exercises to help compose story, develop characters and create emotion through skillful creation of ...