Imagining Antiquity in Islamic Societies

Introduction: Imagining Localities of Antiquity in Islamic Societies – Stephennie Mulder PART 1: Imagining Antiquity in Medieval Islam  1. ‘Return to Origin Is Non-existence’: Al-Mada’in and Perceptions of Ruins in Abbasid Iraq – Sarah Cresap Johnson 2. Medieval Reports of the Preservation and Looting of Pre-Islamic Burials in South Arabia – Daniel Mahoney 3. The Wisdom to Wonder: Ajā’ib and the Pillars of Islamic India – Santhi Kavuri-Bauer   PART 2: Imagining Antiquity in Ottoman Lands 4. Explosions and Expulsions in Ottoman Athens: A Heritage Perspective on the Temple of Olympian Zeus – Elizabeth Cohen 5. Spoils for the New Pyrrhus: Alternative Claims to Antiquity in Ottoman Greece – Emily Neumeier 6. Claiming the Classical Past: Ottoman Archaeology at Lagina – Amanda Herring   PART 3: Imagining Antiquity in Modernity  7. Destruction as Layered Event: Twentieth Century Ruins in the Great Mosque of Gaza – Eli Osheroff and Dotan Halevy 8. In Situ: The Contraindications of World Heritage – Wendy M. K. Shaw   PART 4: Imagining Antiquity in the Contemporary World  9. The Masjid al-Haram: Balancing Tradition and Renewal at the Heart of Islam – Muhsin Lutfi Martens 10. ISIS’s Destruction of Mosul’s Historical Monuments: Between Media Spectacle and Religious Doctrine – Miroslav Melčák and Ondřej Beránek 11. The Radicalization of Heritage in Tunisia – Virginie Rey 12. Heritage Crusades: Saving the Past from the Commons – Ian B. Straughn Notes on Contributors Index