ISLAMIC ARCHAEOLOGY

Course objectives

The aim of the course is to deepen the methods and knowledge of the discipline, in a wide chronological span from the 7th to the 13th century and in the vast area of the territories subject to Islam, starting from the region of its birth, i.e. the Arabian Peninsula, up to the most eastern (India and Central Asia) and western (Maghreb, Spain and Sicily) offshoots.

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MICHELINA DI CESARE Lecturers' profile

Program - Frequency - Exams

Course program
The course will present the architectural typologies and artistic forms developed in the dar al-Islam between the 7th and the 11th centuries through the analysis of relevant sites and monuments. It will also include a historical and cultural introduction to the Islamic civilization.
Prerequisites
None.---------------------------------------
Books
Lo Jacono, Islamismo, Firenze-Milano 2019 (an English translation will be provided) Ettinghausen, Grabar, Jenkins Medina, Islamic Art and Architecture, 650-1250, New Haven-London 2001, pp. 1-130, 186-213
Frequency
Recommended.
Exam mode
Attending students: 40% attendance (75% of the course at least); 60 % oral exam. Non-attending students: 100% oral exam.
Bibliography
Lo Jacono, Islamismo, Firenze-Milano 2019 Ettinghausen, Grabar, Jenkins Medina, Islamic Art and Architecture, 650-1250, New Haven-London 2001
Lesson mode
Lectures and discussions.
MICHELINA DI CESARE Lecturers' profile

Program - Frequency - Exams

Course program
The course will present the architectural typologies and artistic forms developed in the dar al-Islam between the 7th and the 11th centuries through the analysis of relevant sites and monuments. It will also include a historical and cultural introduction to the Islamic civilization.
Prerequisites
None.---------------------------------------
Books
Lo Jacono, Islamismo, Firenze-Milano 2019 (an English translation will be provided) Ettinghausen, Grabar, Jenkins Medina, Islamic Art and Architecture, 650-1250, New Haven-London 2001, pp. 1-130, 186-213
Frequency
Recommended.
Exam mode
Attending students: 40% attendance (75% of the course at least); 60 % oral exam. Non-attending students: 100% oral exam.
Bibliography
Lo Jacono, Islamismo, Firenze-Milano 2019 Ettinghausen, Grabar, Jenkins Medina, Islamic Art and Architecture, 650-1250, New Haven-London 2001
Lesson mode
Lectures and discussions.
  • Lesson code10598210
  • Academic year2025/2026
  • CourseCultural Heritage in the Near and Middle East, and in Africa
  • CurriculumSingle curriculum
  • Year2nd year
  • Duration12 months
  • SSDL-OR/11
  • CFU6