The language of gardens: Ibn al-‘Arabi’s barzakh, the courtyard gardens of the Alhambra, and the production of sacred space

Includes bibliographical references. === The aim of this thesis is to propose a multi-layered and interdisciplinary understanding of space by focussing on the courtyard gardens of the Alhambra. By presenting a theoretical conversation on the Sufi notion of the barzakh (an intermediary and relational...

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Main Author: Badenhorst, Ursula
Other Authors: Chidester, David
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: University of Cape Town 2015
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11427/13083