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Making and Remaking Mosques in Senegal: 13 (Islam in Africa, 13) - Hardcover

Book 3 of 10: Islam in Africa

Cleo Cantone

 
9789004203372: Making and Remaking Mosques in Senegal: 13 (Islam in Africa, 13)

Synopsis

This book constitutes a seminal contribution to the fields of Islamic architectural history and gender studies. It is the first major empirical study of the history and current state of mosque building in Senegal and the first study of mosque space from a gender perspective.

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About the Author

Cleo Cantone, PhD in Art and Archaeology at London University (2006), is a freelance translator and researcher specialising in the architecture and sociology of mosques as well as the issues of gender and space in Islam. Her current research interests include sustainable architecture and Islamic influences on Siculo-Norman architecture.

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