A Tale of Two Façades: Archaeology and the Secularization of an Islamic Past

This article examines how certain forms of preservation work to recast the past in rigid terms of secular and religious. Focusing on a series of early Islamic period sites in the Levant, collectively known as the Umayyad qusūr (sometimes referred to as "desert palaces"), this essay traces...

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Main Author: Straughn, Ian (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Taylor & Francis [2019]
In: Material religion
Year: 2019, Volume: 15, Issue: 2, Pages: 184-203
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Umayyads / Wüstenschloss / Islam / Cultural heritage / Excavation / Secularization
Further subjects:B Museums
B Secularism
B Islame
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