Faces of God : : Images of Devotion in Indo-Muslim Painting, 1500-1800 / / Murad Khan Mumtaz.
Islamic art is often misrepresented as an iconophobic tradition. As a result of this assumption, the polyvalence of figural artworks made for South Asian Muslim audiences has remained hidden in plain view. This book situates manuscript illustrations and album paintings within cultures of devotion an...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Leiden : : BRILL,, 2023. |
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| Year of Publication: | 2023 |
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Handbook of Oriental Studies. Section 2 South Asia Series
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xxviii, 378 pages). |
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction: The Need for an Ontology of Art
- Viewing the Face of a God's Friend: Conceptual and Literary Premises
- Sufi in the Garb of a Yogi: Visual and Literary Articulations of Sanctity
- Allegories, Symbols, and the "Marvelous Magic" of Imperial Mughal Painting
- "I Saw My Lord in the Form of a Beardless Youth"
- The Face of Shah ... The Face of God
- Sacred Viewing: Miraculous Gatherings and Iconic Portraits.