Beiträge zur Islamischen Kunst und Archäologie

The Arts and Archaeology of Funerary Cultures in Islam

Edited by Michelina Di Cesare Edited by Markus Ritter

Book cover: Beiträge zur Islamischen Kunst und Archäologie

Extent: 140 pages

Publisher: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag

Subjects: Anthropology, Art & Art History, Islamic & Middle Eastern Studies

Series: Beiträge zur islamischen Kunst und Archäologie

Series volume number: 10.0

Language: English

(PDF) (Published)

(June 2025)

ISBN: 9783752003420

Price: $99.00

The aim of the Ernst Herzfeld Society is an adequate edition of all papers presented at the colloquia and other articles of academic value.


The 10th volume of the Beitrage zur Islamischen Kunst und Archaologie offers an overview of the extent and complexity of funerary culture in Islamic contexts as attested by visual and material evidence, and the variety of methodological approaches and disciplinary perspectives its study requires. The nine essays forming the core of the volume focus on human remains, burials, cemeteries, monumental structures and complexes, inscriptions, manuscripts, paintings, and photographs. They cover almost all the regions of the dar al-Islam, spanning from the 7th century up to the present, and involve field archaeology and physical anthropology, history of architecture, epigraphy, art history, gender studies, social history, and anthropology.

  • Edited by Michelina Di Cesare
  • Edited by Markus Ritter