Insights into Islamic Archaeology and Material Culture by Kat... - 9781614911319

Insights into Islamic Archaeology and Material CultureA Conference in Jerusalem\nAuthor(s): Katia Cytryn, Kristoffer Damgaard, Donald Whitcomb\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures, United States\nImprint: Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures\nISBN-13: 9781614911319, 978-1614911319\nSynopsis\nInsights into Islamic Archaeology and Material Culture explores the evolution of this dynamic field, highlighting new methodologies, interdisciplinary approaches and shifting paradigms. It examines whether the means and goals of Islamic archaeology have changed significantly from those that defined the discipline's major advances in the twentieth century. The book's fourteen contributors reassess long-held perspectives, emphasizing the need to move beyond orientalist interpretations and historiographic dependencies and instead foster a more neutral and analytical approach to early Islamic material culture. The collection showcases research on key sites.