Overview
English Summary: Since the medieval building complex consisting of the Friday mosque and the psychiatric hospital was declared ""World Cultural Heritage Site"" in 1986 the small provincial town of Divrigi, hidden in the mountains of East Taurus, has become a popular destination for many tourists. While the peculiar architectural art of this historic building is rather considered an incomprehensible curiosity by most visitors, it became a personal object of research for the author as he was certain that there had to be an access to this powerful and apparently exotic imagery that was well worth being deciphered in order to gain a new and expanded view of Islamic mysticism. German Description: Seitdem der mittelalterliche Baukomplex aus Freitagsmoschee und psychiatrischem Spital im Jahr 1986 zum Weltkulturerbe erklart wurde, ist das in den Bergen des ostlichen Taurus versteckte Landstadtchen Divrigi zum Besuchsziel vieler Touristen geworden. Wahrend die merkwurdige Architekturplastik dieses Bauwerks fur die meisten Besucher eher ein unverstandliches Kuriosum darstellt, wurde sie fur den Autor zum personlichen Forschungsobjekt, weil er sich sicher war, dass es fur diese eindringliche, exotisch scheinende Bildersprache einen Zugang geben musse, dessen Entschlusselung einen neuen, erweiterten Blick auf die islamische Mystik ermoglichen wurde.
Full Product Details
Author: Traugott Wohrlin
Publisher: Dr Ludwig Reichert
Imprint: Dr Ludwig Reichert
Weight: 1.220kg
ISBN: 9783895009815
ISBN 10: 3895009814
Pages: 224
Publication Date: 21 November 2013
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Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Language: German
Reviews
"""Review - German """"Durch den bewussten Verzicht auf eine rein wissenschaftliche Darstellung und durch die Einbeziehung subjektiver Erlebnisse und Wahrnehmungen, wird das Buch auch fur interessierte Laien interessant und leicht lesbar.""""In: http: //www.fachbuchkritik.de/html/divrigi.html, 04.12.2014."""
Review - German Durch den bewussten Verzicht auf eine rein wissenschaftliche Darstellung und durch die Einbeziehung subjektiver Erlebnisse und Wahrnehmungen, wird das Buch auch fur interessierte Laien interessant und leicht lesbar. In: http: //www.fachbuchkritik.de/html/divrigi.html, 04.12.2014.
Author Information
Having completed a carpentry apprenticeship, Traugott Wohrlin (* 1931) studied architecture and worked in the teaching profession until 1993. Since 1963 he taught design and art history at the Master school for carpenters in Freiburg. Between 1979 and his retirement he was head of Friedrich-Weinbrenner vocational school, a central training institution for all building and woodworking trades as well as design trades such as sculpture, painting, decorating, etc.Apart from numerous publications on specialist topics including art and art history he has been particularly interested in Oriental culture for the last three decades. Inspired by many trips and encounters in various Islamic countries he tries to build a bridge to the understanding of Oriental culture and his own Occidental culture.
