Publicomos

Notice (permalien)

Réf.

41501

Type

conference item

Titre

Phenomenology of Waqf in material forming of Islamic cities

Langues

English

Auteurs

Pirbabaei, Mohammad Taghi

Date

2008

Pages

8 p.

Titre de conférence

16th ICOMOS General Assembly and International Symposium: ‘Finding the spirit of place – between the tangible and the intangible’

Lieu de conférence

Québec, Canada

Date de conférence

29 sept – 4 oct 2008

Mots-clés

waqf / Islamic cultures / town planning / urban development / urban fabric / social aspects / World Heritage List / urban spaces / town and country planning / historic towns / intangible cultural heritage

Pays mentionnés

Iran

Monuments et sites

historic city of Tabriz, Iran

N° Patrimoine mondial

1346

Résumé en anglais

Waqf as an abstract idea is a legal, social, and economic institution of fundamental importance in Islamic societies. Its decisive role in influencing, material forming, and developing urban space and structure has been formulated within the framework of Islamic urban studies. This paper through a material culture theory and practical findings of studies in Iranian historic city of Tabriz we discuss that Waqf as a social practice contribute to the construction and reconstruction of places and their spirits. This survey shows that in this city Waqf as a popular institution in social use was continuously modified and adapted according to the needs, wishes and ideas of the people involved with it.

Document joint

77-wX9i-292.pdf

Licence

Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (BY-NC-ND)