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The Syncretic Traditions of Islamic Religious Architecture of Kashmir (Early 14th -18th Century) (Hardcover)
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The Syncretic Traditions of Islamic Religious Architecture of Kashmir (Early 14th -18th Century) (Hardcover)
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This book traces the historical identity of Kashmir within the
context of Islamic religious architecture between early fourteenth
and mid-eighteenth century. It presents a framework of syncretism
within which the understanding of this architectural tradition
acquires new dimensions and possibilities in the region. In a
first, the volume provides a detailed overview of the origin and
development of Islamic sacred architecture while contextualizing it
within the history of Islam in Kashmir. Covering the entirety of
Muslim rule in the region, the book throws light on Islamic
religious architecture introduced with the establishment of the
Muslim Sultanate in the early fourteenth century, and focuses on
both monumental and vernacular architecture. It examines the
establishment of new styles in architecture, including ideas,
materials and crafts introduced by non-Kashmiri missionaries in the
late-fourteenth to fifteenth century. Further, it discusses how the
Mughals viewed Kashmir and embellished the land with their
architectural undertakings, coupled with encounters between
Kashmir's native culture, with its identity and influences
introduced by Sufis arriving from the medieval Persianate world.
The book also highlights the transition of the traditional
architecture to a pan-Islamic image in the post-Independence
period. With its rich illustrations, photographs and drawings, this
book will interest students, researchers, and professionals in
architecture studies, cultural and heritage studies, visual and art
history, religion, Islamic studies and South Asian studies. It will
also be useful to professional architecture institutes, public
libraries, museums, cultural and heritage bodies as well as the
general reader interested in the architectural and cultural history
of South Asia.
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