03425cam a22004695a 4500 19769700 EG-ScBUE 20221211144253.0 170705s2016 ua abe f b 001 0 eng d 9789774167690 9774167694 (OCoLC)ocn962357762 MEAUC eng rda MEAUC OCLCO OCLCF DKAGE UBY DLC EG-ScBUE 720.96216 HIS 22 The history and religious heritage of old Cairo : its fortress, churches, synagogue, and mosque / Gawdat Gabra [and three others] ; edited by Carolyn Ludwig and Morris Jackson ; photographs by Sherif Sonbol. Ludwig Publishing edition. Cairo : American University in Cairo Press, 2016. 334 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps, plans ; 33 cm Includes bibliographical references and index. Preface / Carolyn Ludwig -- Introduction / Gawdat Gabra -- Chronology of events -- Plan of old Cairo / Nicholas Warner -- The fortress of Babylon in old Cairo / Gawdat Gabra -- The Jewish heritage of old Cairo / Stefan C. Reif -- The Christian heritage of old Cairo / Gertrud J.M. van Loon -- The coptic Museum / Gawdat Gabra -- The Islamic heritage of old Cairo / Tarek Swelim. Just to the south of modern Cairo stands the historic enclave known as Old Cairo, which grew up in and around the Roman fortress of Babylon, and which today hosts a unique collection of monuments that attest to the shared cultural heritage of ancient Egyptians, Christians, Jews, and Muslims. In this lavishly illustrated celebration of a very special place, renowned photographer Sherif Sonbol's remarkable images of the fortress, churches, synagogue, and mosque illuminate the living fabric of the ancient and medieval stones, while Gawdat Gabra describes the history of Old Cairo from the time of the ancient Egyptians and the Romans to the founding of the first Muslim city of al-Fustat. Stefan Reif focuses on the Jewish history of the area, exploring the famous Genizah documents found in the Ben Ezra Synagogue that tell so much about everyday life in medieval Egypt. Gertrud van Loon looks at the early Coptic Christian churches, some of the oldest in the world, and Tarek Swelim describes the arrival of the Muslims in the seventh century, their establishment of al-Fustat on the edge of Old Cairo, and the building of the Mosque of 'Amr ibn al-'As, the oldest mosque in Africa. -- Jacket. Architecture Egypt Cairo. BUEsh Religious architecture Egypt Cairo. BUEsh Church buildings Egypt Cairo. BUEsh Synagogues Egypt Cairo. BUEsh Mosques Egypt Cairo. BUEsh 23007 Christianity Egypt Cairo. BUEsh Judaism Egypt Cairo. BUEsh Islam Egypt Cairo. BUEsh Cairo (Egypt) Buildings, structures, etc. BUEsh Cairo (Egypt) Description and travel. BUEsh Cairo (Egypt) Pictorial works. BUEsh Cairo (Egypt) Religion. BUEsh Cairo (Egypt) History. BUEsh ENGGEN May2019 Reading book Gabra, Gawdat, author. Ludwig, Carolyn, editor. Jackson, Morris, editor. Sunbul, Sharif, photographer. ddc BB 27487 27458 0 0 ddc 0 0 Baccah MAIN MAIN 2ND 2019-05-28 Purchase 990.00 32510 0 720.96216 HIS 000047871 2025-07-15 00:00:00 1238.00 REFERENCE