Biography of a Landmark, the Chora Monastery and Kariye Camii in Constantinople/Istanbul from Late Antiquity to the 21st Century

"With its reconversion to a mosque in August 2020, the former monastic church of Saint Saviour in Chora entered yet another phase of its long history. The present book examines the Chora/Kariye Camii site from a transcultural perspective, tracing its continuous transformations in form and funct...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Studer-Karlen, Manuela, author (author)
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Leiden, The Netherlands : Koninklijke Brill NV [2023]
Edition:First edition
Series:Mediterranean art histories ; Volume 07.
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See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009803416506719
Table of Contents:
  • Walking through the Narthex: the Rite in the Chora / Manuela Studer-Karlen
  • The Adjustment of Chora Monastery to Ottoman Use / M. Baha Tanman
  • In the Presence of the Other: the Processes and Problematics of Co-Habiting Religious Sites / Glenn Bowman.