Architecture, Islam, and Identity in West Africa

Lessons from Larabanga

Nonfiction, Art & Architecture, Art History, African, General Art, Architecture
Cover of the book Architecture, Islam, and Identity in West Africa by Michelle Apotsos, Taylor and Francis
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Author: Michelle Apotsos ISBN: 9781317275541
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Publication: May 20, 2016
Imprint: Routledge Language: English
Author: Michelle Apotsos
ISBN: 9781317275541
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Publication: May 20, 2016
Imprint: Routledge
Language: English

Architecture, Islam, and Identity in West Africa shows you the relationship between architecture and Islamic identity in West Africa. The book looks broadly across Muslim West Africa and takes an in-depth study of the village of Larabanga, a small Muslim community in Northern Ghana, to help you see how the built environment encodes cultural history through form, material, and space, creating an architectural narrative that outlines the contours of this distinctive Muslim identity. Apotsos explores how modern technology, heritage, and tourism have increasingly affected the contemporary architectural character of this community, revealing the village’s current state of social, cultural, and spiritual flux. More than 60 black and white images illustrate how architectural components within this setting express the distinctive narratives, value systems, and realities that make up the unique composition of this Afro-Islamic community.

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Architecture, Islam, and Identity in West Africa shows you the relationship between architecture and Islamic identity in West Africa. The book looks broadly across Muslim West Africa and takes an in-depth study of the village of Larabanga, a small Muslim community in Northern Ghana, to help you see how the built environment encodes cultural history through form, material, and space, creating an architectural narrative that outlines the contours of this distinctive Muslim identity. Apotsos explores how modern technology, heritage, and tourism have increasingly affected the contemporary architectural character of this community, revealing the village’s current state of social, cultural, and spiritual flux. More than 60 black and white images illustrate how architectural components within this setting express the distinctive narratives, value systems, and realities that make up the unique composition of this Afro-Islamic community.

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