Contesting perception: The genesis of Islamic architecture idioms in the Sultanates Mosques of British Malaya 1874-1957

Contesting perception: The genesis of Islamic architecture idioms in the Sultanates Mosques of British Malaya 1874-1957

The advent of the 20th century witnessed the emergence of congregation mosques (masjid al’jami’), built in Neo-classical, Avant-Garde and Mughal repertoires, replacing traditional-vernacular styles. Mosques especially attributed to the Malay Sultans, were particularly outstanding for their scale, ma...

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Main Author: Md Sharif, Harlina
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
Published: Masjid Al-Azhar, Kolej Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Selangor (KUIS) 2016
Subjects:
Islamic art and architecture
Online Access:http://irep.iium.edu.my/55409/
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spelling iium-554092017-03-02T01:08:28Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/55409/ Contesting perception: The genesis of Islamic architecture idioms in the Sultanates Mosques of British Malaya 1874-1957 Md Sharif, Harlina Islamic art and architecture The advent of the 20th century witnessed the emergence of congregation mosques (masjid al’jami’), built in Neo-classical, Avant-Garde and Mughal repertoires, replacing traditional-vernacular styles. Mosques especially attributed to the Malay Sultans, were particularly outstanding for their scale, materials and design. Many of them were fully or partially funded by the British rule, or presented to the Malay ruler as a gift. The study looks at the transformations of the mosque idioms as seen in sultanate mosques built during the British Rule. By carrying out visual survey on these mosques, the study highlights factors causing the morphology of a mosque’s physical language and characteristics, and argues that the genesis of the “Islamic Architecture” idioms in Malaysia was actually founded during the British administration in pre-independence Malaysia. Masjid Al-Azhar, Kolej Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Selangor (KUIS) 2016 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/55409/22/54409-edited.pdf Md Sharif, Harlina (2016) Contesting perception: The genesis of Islamic architecture idioms in the Sultanates Mosques of British Malaya 1874-1957. In: International Conference Masjid, Zakat & Waqaf (i-MAF 2016), 1st December 2016, Shah Alam, Selangor. http://conference.kuis.edu.my/i-maf/eproceedings/2016/masjid/M3.pdf
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Md Sharif, Harlina
Contesting perception: The genesis of Islamic architecture idioms in the Sultanates Mosques of British Malaya 1874-1957
description The advent of the 20th century witnessed the emergence of congregation mosques (masjid al’jami’), built in Neo-classical, Avant-Garde and Mughal repertoires, replacing traditional-vernacular styles. Mosques especially attributed to the Malay Sultans, were particularly outstanding for their scale, materials and design. Many of them were fully or partially funded by the British rule, or presented to the Malay ruler as a gift. The study looks at the transformations of the mosque idioms as seen in sultanate mosques built during the British Rule. By carrying out visual survey on these mosques, the study highlights factors causing the morphology of a mosque’s physical language and characteristics, and argues that the genesis of the “Islamic Architecture” idioms in Malaysia was actually founded during the British administration in pre-independence Malaysia.
format Conference or Workshop Item
author Md Sharif, Harlina
author_facet Md Sharif, Harlina
author_sort Md Sharif, Harlina
title Contesting perception: The genesis of Islamic architecture idioms in the Sultanates Mosques of British Malaya 1874-1957
title_short Contesting perception: The genesis of Islamic architecture idioms in the Sultanates Mosques of British Malaya 1874-1957
title_full Contesting perception: The genesis of Islamic architecture idioms in the Sultanates Mosques of British Malaya 1874-1957
title_fullStr Contesting perception: The genesis of Islamic architecture idioms in the Sultanates Mosques of British Malaya 1874-1957
title_full_unstemmed Contesting perception: The genesis of Islamic architecture idioms in the Sultanates Mosques of British Malaya 1874-1957
title_sort contesting perception: the genesis of islamic architecture idioms in the sultanates mosques of british malaya 1874-1957
publisher Masjid Al-Azhar, Kolej Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Selangor (KUIS)
publishDate 2016
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/55409/
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http://irep.iium.edu.my/55409/22/54409-edited.pdf
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