Cities in the pre-modern Islamic world : the urban impact of religion, state and society / Amira K. Bennison and Alison L. Gascoigne.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"Digital printing 2009"

Introduction / Amira K. Bennison -- The genesis of 'Islamic' cities -- An urban structure for the early Islamic city : an archaeological hypothesis / Donald Whitcomb -- The foundation legend of Fez and other Islamic cities in light of the life of the Prophet / Simon O'Meara -- The city of Sultan Kala, Merv, Turkmenistan : communities, neighbourhoods and urban planning from the eighth to the thirteenth century / Tim Williams -- Power and the city -- Power and the city in the Islamic west from the Umayyads to the Almohads / Amira K. Bennison -- Ceremonial and sacred space in early Fatimid Cairo / Jonathan M. Bloom -- Fīrūzkūh : the summer capital of the Ghurids / David Thomas -- Fathpur Sikri and Isfahan : the founding and layout of capital cities in Mughal India and Safavid Iran / Stephen P. Blake -- The impact of religion on urban life -- The water supply of Tinnīs : public amenities and private investments / Alison L. Gascoigne -- Health, spirituality and power in medieval Iberia : the māristān and its role in Nasrid Granada / Athena C. Syrakoy -- Commerce and spirituality : the urbanism of Ridẉān Bey / Nicholas Warner.