Cosmology and Architecture in Premodern Islam: An Architectural Reading of Mystical Ideas

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Cosmology and Architecture in Premodern Islam An Architectural Reading of Mystical Ideas Samer Akkach State University of NewYork Press Published by State University of New York Press, Albany© 2005 State University of New York All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission. No part of this book may be stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means including electronic, electrostatic, magnetic tape, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise without the prior permission in writing of the publisher. For information, address State University of New York Press, 194 Washington Avenue, Suite 305, Albany, NY 12210-2365 Production by Marilyn P. Semerad Marketing by Michael Campochiaro Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Akkach, Samer. Cosmology and architecture in premodern Islam : an architectural reading of mystical ideas / Samer Akkach. p. cm. — (SUNY series in Islam) Includes bibliographical references and index. IBSN 0-7914-6411-3 (hardcover : alk. paper) 1. Islamic art and symbolism. 2. Symbolism in architecture. 3. Architecture, Islamic. 4. Islamic cosmology. 5. Sufism. I. Title. II. Series. BP182.5.A34 2005 726'.2'01—dc22 2004014267 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 ...