FWD: "Magic in Premodern Architecture in Iraq and Syria" - Persis Berlekamp
In this afikra FWD, Usman forwards an academic paper titled: “Symmetry, Sympathy and Sensation: Talismanic Efficacy and Slippery Iconographies in Early Thirteen-Century Iraq, Syria, and Anatolia” by Persis Berlekamp. The paper's main focus is on magic in 13th-century architecture.
Sources and Further References
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Bas Sou'al
afikra is all about asking questions and exploring something new. This series takes some of the questions about the histories and cultures of the Arab world asked and explored in one of our community presentations, and broadens it into a podcast episode hosted by Mysa Kafil-Hussain and Yasmin Khawaja with community members from our global chapters.
