Sufi City : urban design and archetypes in Touba /

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'Sufi City: Urban Design and Archetypes in Touba' is a geographical study of the modern Muslim holy city of Touba in Senegal, capital of the Mouride Sufi order. Touba was founded in 1887 by a Sufi shaykh in a moment of mystic illumination. Since the death of the founder in 1927, the Mourid...

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Main Author: Ross, Eric, 1962- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Suffolk : Boydell & Brewer, 2006.
Subjects:
Sufism > Social aspects > Senegal > Touba.
Landscapes > Social aspects > Senegal > Touba.
Symbolism in architecture > Senegal > Touba.
City and town life > Senegal > Touba.
City planning > Senegal > Touba.
Landscape architecture > Senegal > Touba.
City and town life > Senegal > Case studies.
City planning > Senegal > Case studies.
Islamic cities and towns > Senegal > Case studies.
Touba (Senegal) > Geography.
Online Access:CONNECT

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