Locating sacredness in early Islam
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The article discusses the articulation of sacredness in spatial and topographical terms in the early period of Islam. It scrutinizes the memory of the Prophet Muhammad in Medina and Jerusalem and deals with the possible rationale for the location of mosques in the early period. Finally it discusses the case of the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem, a good case study for analyzing the rise of an Islamic sacred landscape within the timeframe of the early middle ages.
604019 Kunstgeschichte, Early Islam; Sacred spaces; Holy places; Mount of Olives; Jerusalem, Early Islam, Sacredness, Jerusalem, 604019 Art history
604019 Kunstgeschichte, Early Islam; Sacred spaces; Holy places; Mount of Olives; Jerusalem, Early Islam, Sacredness, Jerusalem, 604019 Art history
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