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Reclaiming Islamic heritage through the image of traditional habitat

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posted on 2017-01-01, 00:00 authored by Ali MozaffariAli Mozaffari, N Westbrook
From the 1960s, Iran, like many other similar countries experienced a radical urban expansion and industrialization, chiefly as a result of the expanding oil industry. Internal migration fueled by industrialization created both a crisis of habitation and a cultural dissonance, in response to which various schemes were developed for model communities, intended to bridge the gap between Iranian culture, its heritage and modern urbanism. We will examine one such ‘model community’, New Shushtar, a housing complex adjacent to the ancient heritage town of Shushtar, in which architectural motifs and images were used to evoke and perhaps invoke authentic traditional life. We will place this complex within the broader context in the Muslim world of attempts to defend regional culture from the effects of globalisation.

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Title of book

The making of Islamic heritage : Muslim pasts and heritage presents

Volume

1

Series

Heritage Studies in the Muslim World

Chapter number

4

Pagination

47 - 65

Publisher

Palgrave

Place of publication

New York, N.Y.

ISBN-13

9789811040702

ISBN-10

9811040702

Language

eng

Publication classification

B1 Book chapter

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2017, Springer

Extent

7

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T Rico

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