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Article: Oxfrod Studies in Islamic Art, vol. 11, A Monumental Manifestation of the Shiite Faith in Late Twelfth-Century Iran: The Case of the Gunbad-I Alawiyan Hamadan. (Reviews of Books).
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A Monumental Manifestation of the [Shi.sup.[subset]]ite Faith in Late Twelfth-Century Iran: The Case of the Gunbad-I [Alawiyan.sup.[subset]], Hamadan. By RAYA SHANI. Oxford Studies in Islamic Art,-vol. 11. Oxford: OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS, 1996. Pp. 172.
The Gunbad-i [Alaviyan.sup.[subset]], a crypt overbuilt by a prayer hall in the northwestern Iranian town of Hamadan, does not allow for identification by historical inscription. Hence, it has become the object of speculation among art historians since 1922, when Ernst Herzfeld first described and tentatively dated the building. (1) Scholarly opinions have since been divided, one group (including A. U. Pope, M. ...
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