The Islamic Funerary Inscriptions of Bahrain Pre-1317 AH/1900 AD By Timothy Insoll, Salman Almahari, Rachel MacLean.

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Insoll, Timothy [author.]

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TextSeries: Handbook of Oriental studies = Handbuch der Orientalistik. Section 1, The Near and Middle East ; Volume 126 | Middle East and Islamic Studies E-Books Online, Collection 2019, ISBN: 9789004386341 | Handbook of Oriental Studies. Section 1 The Near and Middle East ; 126. | Middle East and Islamic Studies E-Books Online, Collection 2019, ISBN: 9789004386341Publisher: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2019]Description: 1 online resourceContent type:

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Islamic Funerary Inscriptions of Bahrain Pre-1317 AH1900 AD; Print version:: The Islamic Funerary Inscriptions of Bahrain, Pre-1317 AH/1900 ADDDC classification:

953.65 23

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Summary: In The Islamic Funerary Inscriptions of Bahrain, Pre-1317 AH/1900 AD , the authors present a study of the funerary inscriptions based upon fieldwork completed in Bahrain between 2013-2015. A comprehensive illustrated catalogue of 150 gravestones in 26 locations is provided with transcription of the inscriptions into modern Arabic and translation into English. Subjects considered include: the history of Islamic burial, gravestone, and cemetery research on Bahrain, gravestone chronology, gravestone and cemetery types, stone sources and gravestone manufacture, the gravestone inscriptions, content, iconography and decoration, and the archaeology of the shrines and cemeteries in which some of the gravestones were found, contemporary practices relating to cemeteries, graves, and gravestones, the threats facing the gravestones, and management options for protecting and presenting the gravestones.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Front Matter -- Copyright page -- Acknowledgements -- Figures, Tables and Graphs -- Introduction -- Catalogue of the Funerary Inscriptions -- Conclusions -- Back Matter -- Bibliography -- Index.

In The Islamic Funerary Inscriptions of Bahrain, Pre-1317 AH/1900 AD , the authors present a study of the funerary inscriptions based upon fieldwork completed in Bahrain between 2013-2015. A comprehensive illustrated catalogue of 150 gravestones in 26 locations is provided with transcription of the inscriptions into modern Arabic and translation into English. Subjects considered include: the history of Islamic burial, gravestone, and cemetery research on Bahrain, gravestone chronology, gravestone and cemetery types, stone sources and gravestone manufacture, the gravestone inscriptions, content, iconography and decoration, and the archaeology of the shrines and cemeteries in which some of the gravestones were found, contemporary practices relating to cemeteries, graves, and gravestones, the threats facing the gravestones, and management options for protecting and presenting the gravestones.

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