Archeaology of Islam
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·        “psychological, cultural juridical, the religious neglected”

·        Ideological reasons for Islamic city – only in this setting adhere to all requirements of the Qu’ran – legal schools must have 40?  Numbers hard definition and rural Muslims still Muslim.

·        Certain mix and match features – certain common features

·        Topography, climate, economy and pre-Islamic tradition all obviously important – religion important.

·        “space is crucial in thinking about culture and ideology because it is where ideology and culture take on physical existence and representations”.

·        What about regionalism?

·        Mirror and sustainer of social codes

·        Islamic version of centralised power, and power and state together (mosque and palace) – not new to Islam

·        Public private split on domestic level evident on public level as well – Gerholm Yemen – suq associated with status (how little you did), but mosque less status driven.  Can’t just use archaeological record though.

Other Notes in this Category

1. Amenity Versus Enterprise
2. Archeaology of Islam
3. Arguments in Stone
4. Authourity and Cult
5. Conclusions
6. Contemporary and Future
7. Early Islamic and European Change
8. Introduction
9. Islamic Cities
10. Muslim Settlements

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