China's Early Mosques

ISBN-13: 9781474437219 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 368 str.

Nancy Shatzman Steinhardt

Opis

Explains how the worship requirements of the mosque and the Chinese architectural system converged

Spis treści

Contents; Preface; Chronology of Chinese Dynasties and Major Reign Periods; List of Maps; Captions and Credits; Chapter 1. Muslims, Mosques and Chinese Architecture; Chapter 2. China's Oldest Mosques; Chapter 3. China's Other Early Mosques; Chapter 4. Mongold, Mosques and Mausoleums; Chapter 5. Xi’an and Nanjing: Great Mosques and Great Ming Patrons; Chapter 6. Ox Street Mosque and Muslim Worship in or Near Beijing; Chapter 7. China's most Important Yuan and Ming Mosques; Chapter 8. Mosques and Qubbas in Ningxia, Gansu and Qinghai; Chapter 9. Xinjiang: Architecture of Qing China and Uyghur Central Asia; Chapter 10. Mosque, Synagogue, Church: Architecutre of Monotheism in China; Chapter 11. Conclusion: The Chinese Mosque in the Twenty-First Century; Glossary; Bibliography; Image Acknowledgments; Index.