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![]() ![]() One oft-quoted basis for synthesis in Southeast Asian Islam comes from metaphysical speculation and theological debates in orthodox Sufism. ![]() Ties of diplomacy and trade have linked the maritime communities of Nusantara and West Asia since the pre-Islamic period. The vast archipelago region, or Nusantara, inevitably forms the focus of a survey of “Southeast Asian” Islamic architecture, in contradistinction to the predominantly Buddhist mainland. The exact processes behind the Islamization of such a large maritime region are complex, but they include changes in trade hegemony with the political decline of the pre-Islamic trading empires of Nusantara, the charismatic role of Arab proselytizers, including those based in Indian and southern Chinese ports, and the popular appeal of orthodox Sufi orders (tariqas). Online-only access 18.00 Details Single Chapter PDF Download 42. It was the forebear to the following High Renaissance, North European Renaissance, Mannerism, and Baroque periods that followed. This chapter explores the bases for claiming the formation of a Nusantara Islamic architecture and how the Nusantara case can be situated within larger discussions regarding the constitution of Islamic architecture in general. This Early Renaissance is also known as the Quattrocento, derived from the Italian mille quattrocento, meaning 1400, and refers primarily to the period dominating the 15 th century in Italian art.
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