Beyond the Mosque

Diverse Spaces of Muslim Worship

Rizwan Mawani

• Publisher: I.B. Tauris
• Year: 2019
• Print ISBN: 9781788315272
• eBook ISBN: 9781786726568
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Theology & Religion
• Subtopic: Architecture General

I.B. Tauris in association with the Institute of Ismaili Studies While mosques are the central house of worship for a majority of Muslims around the world, many of Islam's communities have developed their own distinctive religious spaces. These complementary spaces serve the different cultures, geographies and interpretations of Islam that continue to enrich the Muslim tradition. In this book, Rizwan Mawani encounters diverse communities and their sites of worship, from the mosque and husayniya to the khanaqah and jamatkhana. Readers are introduced to a variety of Muslim spaces, modest and elaborate – their distinct structures and the rituals practised within them, as well as the purposes they serve as community centres and markers of identity. Beyond the Mosque reveals architectural responses to evolving community needs and local environments, from Senegal and China to Iran and India. This illuminating survey celebrates the significant pluralism that characterises the living Muslim tradition today.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title Page
• Dedication
• Epigraph
• Contents
• Introduction
• Chapter 1. Mosques and their Architectures
• Chapter 2. Mosque Practices
• Chapter 3. Shi‘i Sites of Piety
• Chapter 4. Sufi Sites of Devotion
• Chapter 5. Transcending Boundaries
• Conclusion
• Glossary
• Further Reading
• Illustrations
• Acknowledgements
• Note on the Text
• Index
• Copyright