Holy places that have played a role in the urban evolution of damascus
This study describes some of the shrines that contributed to the urban development of Damascus from the emergence of Islam to the middle ages. It also discusses the connection between the existence of holy places which attract pilgrims for religious and spiritual reasons, and the expansion of cities...
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| description | This study describes some of the shrines that contributed to the urban development of Damascus from the emergence of Islam to the middle ages. It also discusses the connection between the existence of holy places which attract pilgrims for religious and spiritual reasons, and the expansion of cities. The main sources for this study are writings in the ‘virtues of the Holy Land’ genre, augmented by the publications on this subject by Orientalists and Arab scholars. |
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| spelling | oai:generic.eprints.org:72262016-12-14T06:43:27Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/7226/ Holy places that have played a role in the urban evolution of damascus Anabesh, Ghaleb This study describes some of the shrines that contributed to the urban development of Damascus from the emergence of Islam to the middle ages. It also discusses the connection between the existence of holy places which attract pilgrims for religious and spiritual reasons, and the expansion of cities. The main sources for this study are writings in the ‘virtues of the Holy Land’ genre, augmented by the publications on this subject by Orientalists and Arab scholars. Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2014-06 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/7226/1/IJIT_Vol_5_June_2014_4_28-33.pdf Anabesh, Ghaleb (2014) Holy places that have played a role in the urban evolution of damascus. International Journal of Islamic Thought ( IJIT ), 5 . pp. 28-33. ISSN 2232-1314 http://www.ukm.my/ijit/index.html |
| spellingShingle | Anabesh, Ghaleb Holy places that have played a role in the urban evolution of damascus |
| title | Holy places that have played a role in the urban evolution of damascus |
| title_full | Holy places that have played a role in the urban evolution of damascus |
| title_fullStr | Holy places that have played a role in the urban evolution of damascus |
| title_full_unstemmed | Holy places that have played a role in the urban evolution of damascus |
| title_short | Holy places that have played a role in the urban evolution of damascus |
| title_sort | holy places that have played a role in the urban evolution of damascus |
| url | http://journalarticle.ukm.my/7226/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/7226/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/7226/1/IJIT_Vol_5_June_2014_4_28-33.pdf |