The Imamah concept and its Symbolism in light of the Fatimid Mihrabs: A New Perspective in the Context of the Shia Culture

<strong>Architecture attains important needs, among which are functional, aesthetic, and symbolic purposes. The latter identifies the the community needs and its individuals as well, and also illustrates these needs. This identity can be easily observed in the architectural and the artistic pr...

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Autor principal:	Mohamed UTHMĀN
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Publicado:	Fayoum University 2014
Materias:	islamic art mosques fatimid mihrabs shi'a culture Auxiliary sciences of history C Archaeology CC1-960
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:bda74ed345c949869f767909d6777e1f2021-12-02T13:22:21ZThe Imamah concept and its Symbolism in light of the Fatimid Mihrabs: A New Perspective in the Context of the Shia Culture2356-87042536-995410.36816/shedet.001.06https://doaj.org/article/bda74ed345c949869f767909d6777e1f2014-12-01T00:00:00Zhttps://shedet.journals.ekb.eg/article_87641_c30570ae821f2e07a2ca94a2d2620d8b.pdfhttps://doaj.org/toc/2356-8704https://doaj.org/toc/2536-9954<strong>Architecture attains important needs, among which are functional, aesthetic, and symbolic purposes. The latter identifies the the community needs and its individuals as well, and also illustrates these needs. This identity can be easily observed in the architectural and the artistic products of any civilization; like the prestige and the architecture of Temples. Islamic architecture is no exception, it was used to reflect various aspects of its owners as wealth, welfare, power, policy ... etc. in this context this paper focuses on illustrating the Imamah concept and its Symbolism in light of the Fatimid Mihrabs as an essential part of the Shia Culture.<br /></strong>Mohamed UTHMĀNFayoum Universityarticleislamic artmosquesfatimidmihrabsshi'a cultureAuxiliary sciences of historyCArchaeologyCC1-960ENShedet, Vol 1, Iss 1, Pp 79-119 (2014)
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description	<strong>Architecture attains important needs, among which are functional, aesthetic, and symbolic purposes. The latter identifies the the community needs and its individuals as well, and also illustrates these needs. This identity can be easily observed in the architectural and the artistic products of any civilization; like the prestige and the architecture of Temples. Islamic architecture is no exception, it was used to reflect various aspects of its owners as wealth, welfare, power, policy ... etc. in this context this paper focuses on illustrating the Imamah concept and its Symbolism in light of the Fatimid Mihrabs as an essential part of the Shia Culture.<br /></strong>
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title	The Imamah concept and its Symbolism in light of the Fatimid Mihrabs: A New Perspective in the Context of the Shia Culture
title_short	The Imamah concept and its Symbolism in light of the Fatimid Mihrabs: A New Perspective in the Context of the Shia Culture
title_full	The Imamah concept and its Symbolism in light of the Fatimid Mihrabs: A New Perspective in the Context of the Shia Culture
title_fullStr	The Imamah concept and its Symbolism in light of the Fatimid Mihrabs: A New Perspective in the Context of the Shia Culture
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The Imamah concept and its Symbolism in light of the Fatimid Mihrabs: A New Perspective in the Context of the Shia Culture

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