ARCHITECTURE AND SOCIETY

This book deals with the subject of the relationship between Muslim architecture and society and how they influence each other, taking some social and historical segments of complex Indian society as a case study. The book consists of three independent studies which cover three vital aspects of Muslim architecture, especially in India:

I) Converting Hindu temples into mosques,

2) The royal funerary architecture of the Mughals,

3) The social significance of Mr. Nazeer Khan’s architecture. The book aims to reflect on the three mentioned aspects, emphasizing in the process some notable at once spiritual and social qualities of Muslim architecture in general and in India in particular. The lessons expounded in the book revolve around the universal, fluid, multi-dimensional and value-loaded character of Muslim architecture that always eventually comes to the fore in any given socio-economic, religious and cultural context. Spahic Omer PhD., a Bosnian currently residing in Malaysia, is an Associate Professor in the Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences, International Islamic University Malaysia. He studied in Bosnia, Egypt and Malaysia. His research interests cover Islamic history, culture and civilization, as well as the history and theory of the Islamic built environment.

• AUTHOR: SPAHIC OMAR
• ISBN 978 967-418-402-5 I 9 789674 84025