Al-Hakim Mosque
Edinburgh University Press (Verlag)
978-1-3995-3873-2 (ISBN)
This study explores the distinctive features of Fatimid ideology and propaganda, as demonstrated in the largest and most notable mosque of this era, built in Cairo during the Fatimid period (909-1171 AD). It specifically examines the numerous Quranic inscriptions decorating various parts of the mosque. These inscriptions are scrutinized in light of Arabic theosophic writings from the same period. This study also highlights the mosque's significance as a primary medium for Fatimid propaganda (da’wa), aimed at disseminating Fatimid religious ideology throughout the Islamic world. A substantial part of this work is dedicated to the figure of Imam al-Ḥākim, who played a key role in the completion of the mosque bearing his name and was revered as a divine representative on Earth.
Housni Alkhateeb Shehada, Ph.D. is a Senior Lecturer at The Academic College Levinsky-Wingate, Tel Aviv, and Bezalel, Academy of Arts and Design, Jerusalem. His academic activities and interests concern classical Arabic and modern literature; Islamic history with particular attention to the treatment of animals; history of art, particularly Islamic art and architecture, and contemporary Palestinian art (including curations of exhibitions and their catalogues). He has also published two books of Arabic poetry.
List of Illustrations
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. The Early Fatimid Period and al-Ḥākim bi-Amr Allāh
2. The Daʿwa Apparatus and the Dissemination of Fatimid Religious Tenets during al-Ḥākim’s Reign
3. The Mosque of al-Ḥākim bi-Amr Allāh
4. The Mosque's Inscriptions: Some General Remarks
5. The Inscriptions of the Miḥrāb Area, the Central Dome and Central Passage
6. The Inscriptions in the First Aisle (Riwāq) on Both Sides of the Miḥrāb Area, Including the Two Lateral Domes
7. The Inscriptions in the Other Riwāqs (2–5) to the Right of the Central Passage
8. The Inscriptions in the Other Riwāqs (2–5) to the Left of the Central Passage
9. The External Inscriptions of the Mosque of al-Ḥākim
Conclusions
Epilogue
Bibliography
Index
| Erscheinungsdatum | 19.07.2025 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Edinburgh Studies in Classical Islamic History and Culture |
| Zusatzinfo | 79 illustrations (75 colour and 4 black & white) |
| Verlagsort | Edinburgh |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 156 x 234 mm |
| Themenwelt | Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Mittelalter |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte | |
| Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Religionsgeschichte | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Islam | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-3995-3873-X / 139953873X |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-3995-3873-2 / 9781399538732 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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