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- 1 online resource.
- Summary
- "In The Islamic Funerary Inscriptions of Bahrain, Pre-1317 AH/1900 AD, the authors present a study of the funerary inscriptions based upon fieldwork completed in Bahrain between 2013-2015. A comprehensive illustrated catalogue of 150 gravestones in 26 locations is provided with transcription of the inscriptions into modern Arabic and translation into English. Subjects considered include: the history of Islamic burial, gravestone, and cemetery research on Bahrain, gravestone chronology, gravestone and cemetery types, stone sources and gravestone manufacture, the gravestone inscriptions, content, iconography and decoration, and the archaeology of the shrines and cemeteries in which some of the gravestones were found, contemporary practices relating to cemeteries, graves, and gravestones, the threats facing the gravestones, and management options for protecting and presenting the gravestones."--Provided by publisher.
- Series Statement
- Handbook of Oriental studies = Handbuch der Orientalistik. Section 1, The Near and Middle East, 0169-9423 ; Volume 126
- Uniform Title
- Islamic Funerary Inscriptions of Bahrain Pre-1317 AH/1900 AD (Online)
- Alternative Title
- Islamic Funerary Inscriptions of Bahrain Pre-1317 AH/1900 AD (Online)
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
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- Access restricted to authorized users.
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- Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International
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- Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.
- LCCN
- 2018040291
- OCLC
- ssj0002128938
- Author
Insoll, Timothy.
- Title
The Islamic Funerary Inscriptions of Bahrain Pre-1317 AH/1900 AD [electronic resource] / By Timothy Insoll, Salman Almahari, Rachel MacLean.
- Imprint
Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2019]
- Series
Handbook of Oriental studies = Handbuch der Orientalistik. Section 1, The Near and Middle East, 0169-9423 ; Volume 126
- Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
- Terms Of Use
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International CC BY-NC 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/legalcode
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Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.
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- Added Author
Maclean, Rachel.
Nadiputra, 1946-
- Other Form:
Print version: Insoll, Timothy, author. Islamic Funerary Inscriptions of Bahrain Pre-1317 AH1900 AD Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2019] 9789004380783 (DLC) 2018038574