Main entry:

Roose, Eric.

Title & Author:

The architectural representation of Islam : Muslim-commissioned mosque design in the Netherlands / Eric Roose.

Publication:

Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press ; ISIM, ©2009.

Description:

416 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm.

Series:

ISIM dissertations

Notes:
Also published as thesis--Universiteit Leiden, 2009.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 295-308).
6 Acknowledgements -- 8 Introduction: The Representation of Islamic Architecture in The Netherlands -- 10 1. Hindustani-Commissioned Mosque Design in The Netherlands -- 40 2. Moluccan-Commissioned Mosque Design in The Netherlands -- 94 3. Turkish-Commissioned Mosque Design in The Netherlands -- 132 4. Moroccan-Commissioned Mosque Design in The Netherlands -- 182 Conclusion: The Architectural Representation of Islam in The Netherlands -- 238 Notes -- 258 Selected Bibliography -- 296 Samenvatting in het Nederlands -- 310 Curriculum Vitae -- 318 Figures -- 320

Summary:

This book is a study of Dutch mosque designs, objects of heated public debate. Until now, studies of diaspora mosque designs have largely consisted of normative architectural critiques that reject the ubiquitous 'domes and minarets' as hampering further Islamic-architectural evolution. The Architectural Representation of Islam: Muslim-Commissioned Mosque Design in The Netherlands represents a clear break with the architectural critical narrative, and meticulously analyzes twelve design processes for Dutch mosques. It shows that patrons, by consciously selecting, steering and replacing their architects, have much more influence on their mosques than has been generally assumed. Through the careful transformation of specific building elements from Islamic architectural history to a new context, they literally aim to 'construct' the ultimate Islam. Their designs thus evolve not in opposition to Dutch society, but to those versions of Islam that they hold to be false.

Resources:
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ISBN:

9789089641335 (paperback)
9089641335 (paperback)

Subject:

Mosques Netherlands.
Islamic architecture Netherlands.
Architecture islamique Pays-Bas.
Religious buildings.
Islamic life and practice.
POLITICAL SCIENCE / General.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / General.
Islamic architecture
Mosques
Moschee
Islamische Architektur
Netherlands
Niederlande

Form/genre:

Theses.

Added entries:

ISIM dissertations.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 268295
Call No.: BIB 200145
Status: Available