The Contiguity between Churches and Mosques in Early Islamic Bilād al-ShāmBulletin of the School of Oriental and African StudiesSyriaca.org: The Syriac Reference PortalThe National Endowment for the HumanitiesThe International Balzan Prize FoundationDavid A. Michelsoncbsc_adminRecord added to Zotero bycbsc_adminSyriaca.org: The Syriac Reference Portalhttp://syriaca.org/cbss/S3YNNU52/tei
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CREATED: This bibl record was autogenerated from a Zotero record.MattiaGuidettiThe Contiguity between Churches and Mosques in Early Islamic Bilād al-Shāmhttp://syriaca.org/cbss/S3YNNU52https://www.zotero.org/groups/a_comprehensive_bibliography_on_syriac_studies/items/S3YNNU52https://www.zotero.org/groups/4861694/items/S3YNNU52Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies76:22013229-258This article examines the transformation of the sacred landscape in the cities of Syria and Palestine from late antiquity to early Islam. This phase of urban and architectural history, often obscured by the changes brought in during the medieval period, is investigated through a close comparison of textual and material evidence related to the main urban religious complexes. It is suggested that the new Friday mosques were frequently built contiguous to Christian great churches, creating a sort of shared sacred area within the cities. Legal issues related to the Islamic conquest and the status of minorities are considered in order to explain the rationale behind such a choice by Muslims.
Guidetti, Mattia. “The Contiguity between Churches and Mosques in Early Islamic Bilād Al-Shām.” Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies 76:2 (2013): 229–58.
Mattia Guidetti, The Contiguity between Churches and Mosques in Early Islamic Bilād Al-Shām,Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies 76:2 (2013): 229–58.AleppoAmidaDamascusEmesaIslamizationMuslim-Christian relationsSyriac influence [Arabs]VII CEVII-XVIII CEVIII CEchurches