Comparative Study on the Structure of Islamic Urban Space : Particularly on the Garden and Mosque

我们项目最后一年的主要实地研究是1993年9月在突尼斯进行的，此前对每个成员的领域进行了单独研究。今年在突尼斯的实地工作的主要活动如下：1.突尼斯主要城市突尼斯、凯鲁万、斯法克斯、苏斯、马赫迪亚、莫纳斯提尔等城市规划考察。我们主要关心的是清真寺、伊斯兰学校和陵墓等宗教机构的位置和分布。这些宗教机构的门的位置也被记录在城市地图上。调查suq（市场），“伊斯兰城”的特点之一。店铺的分布、店铺的租赁契约（业主与承租人的关系）、店铺主人的载体是我们的主要主题。对突尼斯麦地那传统城市住宅的考察.从建筑史的角度考察突尼斯宰图纳清真寺和凯鲁万大清真寺的建造和重建过程。考察园林遗存，研究园林在城市社会中的作用.访问凯鲁万伊斯兰研究中心和扎古万Morisques伊斯兰研究中心、文献和信息中心。在这些中心收集文件。确认摩洛哥和突尼斯之间的区别，这两个国家通常被认为具有共同的文化背景。在整理收集到的资料并分析这一为期三年的项目所获得的结果之后，我们打算组织另一个以各伊斯兰国家的宗教机构为中心的实地研究项目。

The main field research of the last year of our project was carried out in September 1993 in Tunisia after the separate research in each member's field. Principal activities of the field work of this year in Tunisia are the followings :1. Investigation on the urban plan of Tunisian main cities such as Tunis, Kairouan, Sfax, Souse, Mahdiya and Monastir. Locality and distribution of the religious institutions such as Mosques, Madrasas and Mausolea were our principal interests. The location of doors of such religious institutions was recorded on the city map as well.2. Investigation on the suq (market), one of the characteristics of the "Islamic City". The distribution of shops, the lease contract of each shop (owner-tenant relation) and the carrier of the shop owner were our main themes.3. Investigation on the traditional urban dwelling in the medina of Tunis.4. Examination of the process of building and re-building of Zaytuna Mosque in Tunis and the Great Mosque in Kairouan from the point of view of the architectural history.5. Examination of the remains of garden and research on the role of gardens in urban society.6. Visit to the Center of Islamic Studies in Kairouan and the Center d' etudes et de reserches Ottomanes, Morisques, de documentation et d' information in Zaghouan. Collection of documentation in these centers.7. Confirmation of the distinction between Morocco and Tunisia which are generally considered as having a common cultural background.After putting in order the collected materials and analyzing the obtained results of this three-year project, we intend to organize another field research project centering on the religious institutions in various Islamic countries.