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Title

Balochistan : architecture, craft, and religious symbolism / Mohsen Keiany.

Author

Keiany, Mohsen, 1970-

Publication

Karachi : Oxford University Press, 2015.

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Description

xxiii, 341 pages : color illustrations; 25 cm

Summary

This work discusses the interrelated dynamics of schooling, society and inclusive education, focusing on the knowledge and skills Teacher Education students need to make sense of their professional and social environment and to engage with the realities of schooling in South Africa and Africa.

Subject

• Mosques > Pakistan > Balochistān
• Islamic architecture > Pakistan > Balochistān
• Inclusive education
• Teachers > Training of
• Bildungswesen
• Pädagogische Umwelt
• Schülerorientierter Unterricht
• Inklusive Pädagogik
• Inklusion
• Balochistān (Pakistan) > Social life and customs
• Afrika

Genre/Form

Aufsatzsammlung.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (pages 305-329) and index.

Contents

Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 Introduction -- 1.1. Study Contents -- 1.2. The Aims and Objectives of the Study -- 1.3. Methodological Approachs -- 1.4. The Structure of the Book -- ch. 2 Balochistan: Geography, History, and Language -- 2.1. Geography -- 2.2. History -- 2.3. Tribal structure -- 2.3.1. Baloch -- 2.3.2. Brahui -- 2.3.3. Pashtuns -- 2.4. Languages in Balochistan -- 2.4.1. Balochi -- 2.4.2. Brahui -- 2.4.3. Pashto -- 2.4.4. Dari -- 2.5. Socio-economic Environment -- 2.5.1. Social Pattern -- 2.5.2. Economy -- 2.6. Faith and Beliefs -- ch. 3 Nomadic Lifestyle in Balochistan -- 3.1. Nomadic Architecture -- 3.1.1. Tents -- 3.2. The Structure of the Black Tent in Balochistan -- 3.2.1. Cloth -- 3.2.2. Tent Flaps -- 3.2.3. Guy Rope -- 3.2.4. Fastener -- 3.2.5. Pole or Post -- 3.2.6. Pegs -- 3.3. Encampment -- ch. 4 Semi-nomadic Lifestyle in Balochistan -- 4.1. Architecture and Construction Materials -- 4.2. Reed, Timber and Straw Houses -- 4.3. Tree Shelters -- 4.4. Semi-nomadic Stone Houses -- 4.5. Semi-nomadic Mud and Earth Shelters -- ch. 5 The Settled People of Balochistan -- 5.1. Architecture and Building Materials -- 5.2. The Structure of Permanent Houses in Rural Areas of Balochistan -- 5.2.1. Foundations -- 5.2.2. Roofing -- 5.2.2.1. Temporary Roofs -- 5.2.2.2. Permanent Roofs -- 5.3. Typology of the Houses in Rural Areas of Balochistan -- 5.3.1. Courtyard Houses -- 5.3.2. One-room Houses -- 5.3.3. Two-room Houses -- 5.3.4. Three or more Room Houses in Balochistan -- 5.3.5. Two Storey Houses -- 5.4. Socio-cultural Environment of Balochistan -- 5.5. Gender Segregation -- 5.5.1. Purdah or Privacy of Women -- 5.5.2. Baithak: A Sitting Room for Men -- ch. 6 Balochi Rugs: Functions and Meanings -- 6.1. Prayer Rugs (Symbolic Meanings and Function) -- 6.1.1. Straw Praying Mat -- 6.1.2. Prayer Rug or Carpet (Janamaz) -- 6.2. Symbolic Animals on Baloch Rugs -- 6.3. Symbolic Forms of Mosques on Baloch Pictorial Textiles -- ch. 7 Mosque Architecture -- 7.1. Islamic Architecture -- 7.2. Mosque, the House of God -- 7.2. Development of Mosque Architecture -- 7.4. Typology of Rural Mosques in Balochistan -- 7.4.1. The Stoned Marked Mosques -- 7.4.2. The Short or Low Wall Mosques -- 7.4.3. The Permanent Roofed Mosques -- ch. 8 Architectural Elements of the Mosque: Function and Meanings -- 8.1. Mihrab or Prayer Niches -- 8.1.1. The Appearance of Mihrab -- 8.1.2. The Symbolic Meaning of Mihrab -- 8.2. The Pulpit or Minbar -- 8.2.1. History of Minbar -- 8.2.2. Symbolic Meaning of Minbar -- 8.3. The Dome -- 8.3.1. Symbolic Meaning of the Dome -- 8.4. Minaret -- 8.4.1. The Origin of the Minaret -- 8.5. The Functions of the Minaret -- 8.5.1. The Minaret for Calls to Prayer -- 8.5.2. The Minaret, the Tower of Victory -- 8.5.3. The Minaret as Navigation Sign -- 8.6. Typology of the Minaret -- 8.7. The Significance of the Minaret in Balochistan -- 8.7.1. Site Visits (Case Study) -- 8.7.2. Visual Survey -- 8.7.3. Interview -- 8.8. Typology of Minarets in Balochistan -- 8.8.1. Manufactured Minaret -- 8.8.2. Handmade Minaret -- ch. 9 Symbolism and the Minaret -- 9.1. What is a Symbol? -- 9.2. What is the Significance of a Symbol? -- 9.3. Religious Symbols -- 9.4. Minaret as an Islamic Symbol -- 9.5. Symbolic Minarets in Balochistan -- 9.5.1. Stone Minarets -- 9.5.1.1. Single-stone Minarets -- 9.5.1.2. Cairn-stone and Stone-tower Minarets -- 9.5.2. Brick Minarets -- 9.5.3. Jar Minarets -- 9.5.4. Arrow Minarets -- 9.5.5. Glass Minarets -- 9.5.6. Horn Minarets -- 9.5.7. Hookah Minarets -- ch. 10 Conclusion -- 10.1. The General Findings of the Research -- 10.2. General Findings in Relation to Minarets and Symbolism -- 10.3. Survey Analysis: Specific Findings and Original Contribution to New Knowledge -- 10.4. Illustrations -- 10.5. Research Limitations -- 10.6. Recommendations for Future Research.

Call Number

JQE 16-56

ISBN

• 9780199077809
• 0199077800
• 9780199078738
• 0199078734
• 0199067848
• 9780199067848
• 978019907848 (canceled/invalid)

LCCN

2014363479

OCLC

881207156

Author

Keiany, Mohsen, 1970- author.

Title

Balochistan : architecture, craft, and religious symbolism / Mohsen Keiany.

Publisher

Karachi : Oxford University Press, 2015.

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (pages 305-329) and index.

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JQE 16-56