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If You Fly to Close to the Sun

Submitted by Zhamal on Wed, 01/06/2021 - 16:33

Arguably the false consciousness, which is reflected in much of architectural theory and praxis over the last two decades, was perhaps foretold in Raphael’s fresco The School of Athens. To situate The School of Athens, it is important to realize that architectural theory and praxis has been split between two extremes: mimeses and meaning, which in my view inherits from Pantheism and the Promethean myth.

To Live or Die in New Orleans

Submitted by Zhamal on Wed, 01/06/2021 - 16:29

In light of today‘s hyper-rationalist perspective about the praxis of architecture, educators, practitioners, and students alike remain confused and troubled about ways to address urban dilemmas, not withstanding a major environmental disaster. The destruction of New Orleans and the Gulf Coast emphasizes once again the difficulty of deciphering the efficacy of architecture and urbanism.

Gardens of the Righteous: Sacred Space in Judaism, Christianity and Islam

Submitted by Zhamal on Wed, 01/06/2021 - 16:08

Aesthetic beauty, which we find in the sacred art and architecture of the synagogue, the church, and the mosque, demonstrates a genre of correspondence. Borrowing from John Ruskin's Seven Lamps of Architecture, I will refer to this genre of correspondences as the seven lamps (" lamps" meaning that which illuminates the mind or soul) of sacred architecture.

Urban Enclaves, Muslim Identity and the Urban Mosque in America

Submitted by Zhamal on Wed, 01/06/2021 - 15:29

From the 1970s to the 1990s, the number of mosques established in America increased considerably, partly due to conversion for which the dominant number of converts are African-Americans, but also due to the influence of settlement patterns resulting from immigration. There are now more than 1500 mosques, compared to 600 in 1980, 230 in 1960 and 19 in 1930.

Contribution of Indonesian Journals of Religious Studies Indexed by Scopus in the Field of Islamic Economics

Submitted by snali on Sun, 12/20/2020 - 13:24

This research aims to review the current state of Indonesian Journals of religious studies indexed by Scopus. It also attempts to reveal the contribution of the religious studies journals in the publishing of Islamic economics and finance issues. This research uses content analysis. The data retrieved from Scopus, Google Scholar, and its journal's website. The result showed as per March 2020, there are five journals indexed by Scopus. Based on SJR, the international journal of Indonesian Muslims and societies (IJIMS) is the best journal that ranked at the Q1 level.