MENAS Guest Speaker Lecture : 'A Survey From Spain to India and From the 7th Century to Today'

When: April 19, 2018 3:30pm

Is there an architecture related to political power in the Islamic world?

Many Americans recognize the U.S. Capitol building or similar ones in most, but not all, state capitals as the locale of governmental power. Were there similar architectural developments in the Islamic world, with exceptions, where knowledgeable individuals recognized an architectural form or a geographic location as the likely locale of political power? Were the changes over time unique to the world ruled by Muslims or were they worldwide? This rapid survey will answer these questions using data from Spain to India and from the rise of Islam to this century including examples from Egypt for every historical period.

Jere L. Bacharach, Professor Emeritus of Middle East History at the University of Washington, will present this talk. Bacharach has served as president of the Middle Eastern Studies Association, president of the Middle East Medievalists and has twice been a fellow in Islamic numismatics and epigraphy at Oxford University. He has been an interim director for the American Research Center in Egypt, and he has held American Research Center in Egypt fellowships and received ARCE funding for a variety of projects. Bacharach has authored or edited eight books, including the prize-winning work "Islamic History through Coins." He has visited many of the sites he will discuss in his talk.

This talk is co-sponsored by the UA School for Middle Eastern and North African Studies.


Audience: All

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Campus: Main Campus

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Megan Young Center for Middle Eastern Studies

Requests for disability-related accommodations should be directed to the event's primary contact: Megan Young