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URL:https://www.arabamerica.com/events/online-workshop-on-warfare-in-musli
 m-material-cultures-from-egypt-to-bilad-al-sham-2/
SUMMARY:Online workshop on "Warfare in Muslim Material Cultures: From Egypt
  to Bilad al-Sham"
DESCRIPTION:\n\n\n\n\nThe course presents Muslim material cultures in a ver
 y specific context: warfare in Egypt and Middle East during the Medieval a
 nd Modern Ages. War played a very important role in Muslim cultures and th
 rough the study of military architecture and arms and amour\, the course w
 ill explore art and architecture in a war context to explain identity and 
 changes in Muslim societies from the Arab conquest to the eve of the colon
 ial period.\n\nAims of the course\n\n 	Analyse and understand monumental m
 ilitary architecture\, fortresses\, castles\, and city walls\n 	Describe a
 nd interpret oriental arms and armour\, their origins and influences\, and
  their symbolic\, aesthetic and social meanings\n 	Receive a methodologica
 l background on the historiography of Muslim warfare\n 	Have a systematic 
 and nuanced understanding of the Arab conquests\, the Crusades and jihad\n
  	Understand the impact of the religion in Muslim Arts and Architecture\, 
 and how they relate to their wider Islamic and Mediterranean contexts.\n\n
 Course Leader\n\nProfessor Stéphane Pradines (Ph.D. in Islamic Archaeolo
 gy from Sorbonne University\, Paris\, 2001)\, is Professor of Islamic Art\
 , Architecture and Archaeology at AKU-ISMC\, London and an archaeologist w
 orking in Egypt\, East Africa\, Pakistan and the Maldives. He is a special
 ist of Muslim warfare in the Medieval Middle East and Muslim trade in the 
 Indian Ocean. Professor Pradines is the Editor-in- Chief of the Open Acces
 s Journal of Muslim Material Cultures. Prior to joining AKU-ISMC in 2012\,
  he oversaw the Islamic Archaeology Department at the French Institute in 
 Cairo. His books include Fortifications et urbanisation en Afrique orienta
 le\, 2004\, Gedi\, une cité portuaire swahilie\, 2010\, Earthen Architect
 ure in Muslim Cultures: Historical and Anthropological Perspectives\, 2018
 \, Ports and Forts of the Muslims. Coastal Military Architecture\, from th
 e Arab Conquest to the Ottoman Period\, 2020\, La Collection d’armes ori
 entales de Pierre Loti\, 2019\, and Mosques in Sub-Saharan Africa\, 2022.\
 n\nDate and time\n\n04 December| 13:30 - 16:00 (London time)\n\n11 Decembe
 r | 13:30 - 16:00 (London time)\n\nNote:\n\nThe course will be delivered v
 ia Zoom. Readings and further details will be provided later upon registra
 tion.\n\nThis course will not be recorded.\n\n\n\n\n
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