THe architecture of the mosque as an object of interpretation
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https://doi.org/10.21638/11701/spbu15.2018.107Abstract
Contemporary scholars regularly made attempts to explore the iconography of the mosque and to reveal the symbolism of its planning and structural elements. One can notice the difference in tasks and approaches to research. Analysis of scientific publications shows that authors from Muslim countries accent primarily the “spiritual component” ignoring the architectural realities; at the same time many of European (and Russian) scientists routinely build on specific monuments, mistakenly following the practice of analyzing the temple architecture. Thus, one group of scientists explores the “idea of a mosque” in isolation from architecture, while the other studies concrete constructions ignoring their religious component. The lack of religious norms and the ability of mosque architecture to transform force the author of the article to raise the question: what is predetermined by the establishment of Islam in the building of a mosque as a religious object, and what should be perceived as an optional reflection of influences not related to religious practice? The article demonstrates that the entire architectural body of a mosque can be regarded as an interpretation of factors external to religious doctrines.
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Islam, mosque, iconic architecture, iconographic method, interpretation
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