Minaret Building and Apprenticeship in Yemen

Trevor Marchand

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English

Routledge
27 April 2001

Religious buildings; Ethnic studies; Sociology: work & labour; Social & cultural anthropology; Physical anthropology & ethnography; Construction industry; Building construction & materials

This book focuses on a team of traditional builders specialized in the construction of towering mosque minarets in Sanaca with whom the author worked as a building labourer in order to learn about learning in a context in which

formal technical training, engineers, and drawn plans are non-existent. Through a combination of rich architectural and

ethnographic description, this study of apprenticeship and human spatial cognition provides a fascinating insight into the daily lives and activities of a professional class of craftsmen, and investigates the unique teaching-learning processes that distinguish their trade and mould both their professional and social characters. The study of expert knowledge

examines the ethnographic material in the light of theoretical ideas derived from a synthesis of cognitive science, cognitive anthropology, phenomenology, and philosophy-of-mind. Illustrated throughout.

By: Trevor Marchand
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 22mm
Weight: 720g
ISBN: 9780700715114
ISBN 10: 0700715118
Pages: 302
Publication Date: 27 April 2001
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational , Primary , A / AS level
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction; Chapter 1 The Ê¿ Addil Minaret; Chapter 2 Foundations; Chapter 3 Making it Above Grade; Chapter 4 Completing the Dome; conclusion Conclusion;

Authored by Marchand, Trevor

Reviews for Minaret Building and Apprenticeship in Yemen

'A major contribution to the literature on vernacular architecture.' - Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute 'a major contribution to the literature on vernacular architecture.' - Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute