Shrines of the 'Alids in Medieval Syria. Sunnis, Shi'is and the Architecture of Coexistence, Paperback - ***

The first illustrated, architectural history of the 'Alid shrines, increasingly endangered by the conflict in Syria

Publisher: Edinburgh University PressIllustration(s): 6 Illustrations, color; 20 Illustrations, black and whiteNumber of pages: 400Publication date...

Survey of the growth and development of the magnificent shrines which reached their apogee during the middle ages.

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Publisher: University of California PressAuthor(s): Ussama MakdisiIllustration(s): 3 mapsNumber of pages: 312Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 150 ...

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Publisher: Die Gestalten VerlagNumber of pages: 288Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 265 x 215 x 29Cover type: HardbackEditor(s): Joann PlockovaRed...

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The Syrian monks of the fourth and fifth centuries led lives at the opposite extreme from the culture of graeco-roman cities. Unwashed, unkempt, of...