Week Six

February 15-17

Political, social, economic organization of Ummayad "Empire"; extension to Spain and Central Asia

Dome of the Rock, Jerusalem, ca. 685 c.e.

• Read: Kennedy, pp. 82-122; Menocal, pp. 5-49.
• Read both of the following, write one form - due Sunday February 13.

• Oleg Grabar , "The Umayyad Royal Idea and its Expression under Mu'awiyah I" from his Ceremonial and Art at the Umayyad Court. Study guide for Grabar
• Oleg Grabar , "The Symbolic Appropriation of the Land," from his The Formation of Islamic Art. Study guide for Grabar .   
• The Noble Sanctuary , from a Muslim perspective. 
•  Dome of the Rock , from an architectural perspective, with a 3-D model.

Additional Readings for Week Six