The architectural representation of Islam Muslim-commissioned mosque design in the Netherlands /

• Main Author: Roose, Eric.
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam : ISIM, Amsterdam University Press ; c2009.
• Series: ISIM dissertations.
• Subjects: Mosques > Netherlands.; Islamic architecture > Netherlands.; Social Science.; ARCHITECTURE > Religious. > Buildings; Moschee.; Islamische Architektur.; Niederlande.; Electronic books.
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Study of Dutch mosque designs that shows that current designs do not oppose Dutch society but those versions of Islam they hold to be false.

Table of Contents:

• Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction: The Representation of Islamic Architecture in The Netherlands; 1. Hindustani-Commissioned Mosque Design in The Netherlands; 2. Moluccan-Commissioned Mosque Design in The Netherlands; 3. Turkish-Commissioned Mosque Design in The Netherlands; 4. Moroccan-Commissioned Mosque Design in The Netherlands; Conclusion: The Architectural Representation of Islam in The Netherlands; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Samenvatting in het Nederlands; Curriculum Vitae; Figures.