Islamic Aesthetics : : An Introduction / / Oliver Leaman.
GBS_insertPreviewButtonPopup('ISBN:9780748617357);Is there something unique about Islamic art? This book argues that there is not - that Islam does not play an leading role in the aesthetic judgements that we should make about objects created in the Islamic world.It is often argued that a very...
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| Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Edinburgh University Press Backlist eBook-Package 2013-2000 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Edinburgh : : Edinburgh University Press, , [2022] ©2004 |
| Year of Publication: | 2022 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | The New Edinburgh Islamic Surveys : NEIS
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (216 p.) |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Foreword
- Introduction
- 1. Eleven common mistakes about Islamic art
- 2. God as creator, calligraphy and symbolism
- 3. Religion, style and art
- 4. Literature
- 5. Music
- 6. Home and garden
- 7. The miraculousness of the Qur'an
- 8. Philosophy and ways of seeing
- 9. Interpreting art, interpreting Islam, interpreting philosophy
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Further reading
- Glossary
- Index of Qur'anic passages
- Index