Dear Colleagues,
I have the pleasure to announce the publication of the latest issue of the Journal of Material Cultures in the Muslim World (Volume 3 | issue 1 | 2022). This guest edited issue on Water in Muslim material cultures was directed by Sharon C. Smith.
Table of contents
Introduction: Faith in Water, Water in Faith
Sharon C. Smith, Guest editor
Falaj Communities in Oman: A Case for Local Governance? Ibāḍī Legal Rulings and Spatial
and Ethnohistorical Observations
Soumyen Bandyopadhyay and Birgit Mershen
Fantastic Fountains and Where to Find Them: A Re-examination of the Textual and Material Evidence on Liquid Architecture from the Medieval Islamicate World
Federica A. Broilo
A Humble Vessel for the Water of Life
Filiz Çakır Phillip
Naldurg Fort, Deccan, India: Dam, Fortifications, Palace
Nicolas Morelle
Water and Work in Mughal Gardens and Landscapes
James L. Wescoat
Available in open access
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Professor Stéphane PRADINES (he/him/his)
Muslim material culture (Art, Architecture & Archaeology)
AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY - Institute for the Study of Muslim Civilisations
Editor-in-Chief Journal of Material Cultures in the Muslim World