Technology, Tradition and Survival: Aspects of Material Culture in the Middle East and Central Asia

ISBN-13: 9780714644875 / Angielski / Miękka / 2002 / 216 str.

Richard Tapper; Keith McLachlan

Opis

Seeking to promote a wider knowledge of traditional technologies in the Middle East and Central Asia, the contributors address three related themes: the history, originality, variety and sophistication of traditional science, technology and material culture in these regions; their influence on the history of Europe and the West; and the threat posed by modern Western technologies to the survival of traditional technologies which have continuing value according to turn-of-the -millennium standards of sustainability and appropriateness to local cultural, social and ecological conditions. There is a clear need for conservation of some artefacts that are under current threat of extinction.

Spis treści

Introduction  Arab and Islamic Contributions to European Civilization  TB and its Treatment in Medieval Islam  Al-Tibb al-Nabawi - The Prophet's Medicine  Early Arabic Cuisine - The Evidence from Medieval Arabic Medical Texts  Science and Technology in Islamic Building Construction  Wind and Watermills in Iran and Afghanistan  Pigeon Towers and Ice-houses on the Iranian Plateau  Sustainable Buildings - Middle Eastern Traditional Systems for the Future  From the Rash d ya to the Ordos - In Search of Early Mongol Tents   Material Culture of Pastoral Nomad - Reflections Based on Arab and Afghan Materials  Looms, Carpets and Kelims  The Survival of the Bazaar Economy in Iran and Contemporary Middle East  The Political Significance of the Bazaar in Iran  Impact of Wealth on Traditional Technologies in Rural Oman

O autorze

Richard Tapper, Keith McLachlan