Islamic mosques [videorecording] / Cambridge Educational.
Contributor(s): Cambridge Educational (Firm)
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Series: Building faith: Publisher: Lawrenceville, NJ : Cambridge Educational, 2006Description: 1 videodisc (24 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.Subject(s): Mosques | Religious life -- Islam | Regionalism in architecture | Islamic architecture | Architecture -- Details | Temples -- Pictorial worksGenre/Form: Documentary films. | Nonfiction films.Summary: "The mosque's minaret: alongside the dome, there is no more familiar symbol of a Muslim place of worship. But not all mosques have minarets--or even domes. This video describes the evolution of the mosque, or masjid, over time and across cultures by using the mosque at Cordoba, Spain; the Friday Mosque in Isfahan, Iran; and many others from around the world as examples. Common elements like decoration with geometric designs and Arabic calligraphy, the place for ritual cleansing, the imam's podium, and the niche that signifies the direction of Mecca are presented, along with a capsule history of Islam's birth and spread."--Container.
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Originally produced in 2005.
"The mosque's minaret: alongside the dome, there is no more familiar symbol of a Muslim place of worship. But not all mosques have minarets--or even domes. This video describes the evolution of the mosque, or masjid, over time and across cultures by using the mosque at Cordoba, Spain; the Friday Mosque in Isfahan, Iran; and many others from around the world as examples. Common elements like decoration with geometric designs and Arabic calligraphy, the place for ritual cleansing, the imam's podium, and the niche that signifies the direction of Mecca are presented, along with a capsule history of Islam's birth and spread."--Container.
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