Art and architecture in the Islamic tradition aesthetics, politics and desire in early Islam
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| Format: | Elektronisch E-Book |
| Sprache: | English |
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I.B. Tauris
2011
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| Schriftenreihe: | Library of modern Middle East studies
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| Beschreibung: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-279) and index Architecture and Meaning in the Theory of al-Jahiz -- Architecture and Poetics -- Architecture and Myth -- Al-Jahiz in the Mosque at Damascus: Social Critique and Debate in the History of Umayyad Architecture -- Architecture and Desire What is 'art' in the sense of the Islamic tradition? Mohammed Hamdouni Alami argues that Islamic art has historically been excluded from Western notions of art; that the Western aesthetic tradition's preoccupation with the human body has meant that Islamic and Western art being perceived as inherently at odds. However, the move away from this 'anthropomorphic aesthetic' in Western art movements, such as modern abstract and constructivist painting, have presented the opportunity for new ways of viewing and evaluating Islamic art and architecture |
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| Beschreibung: | 1 Online-Ressource (xiii, 289 pages, [16] pages of plates) |
| ISBN: | 0857718819 1848855443 9780857718815 9781848855441 |