Aisha's cushion: religious art, perception, and practice in Islam
Prologue: the promise of a meaningful image -- Representation, resemblance and religion -- The icon and the idol -- Iconoclasm, iconophobia and Islam -- Idols, icons and images in Islam -- Beauty, goodness, and wonder -- Alchemy, appearance and essence -- Dreams, visions and the imagination -- Sufis...
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Type de support: | Imprimé Livre |
Langue: | Anglais |
Service de livraison Subito: | Commander maintenant. |
Vérifier la disponibilité: | HBZ Gateway |
Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
Publié: |
Cambridge, Mass. [u.a.]
Harvard Univ. Press
2012
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Dans: | Année: 2012 |
Recensions: | New Light on Old Misunderstandings (2015) (Renard, John)
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Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés: | B
Islam
/ Art religieux
B Art islamique |
Sujets non-standardisés: | B
Islam and art
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Édition parallèle: | Électronique
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Résumé: | Prologue: the promise of a meaningful image -- Representation, resemblance and religion -- The icon and the idol -- Iconoclasm, iconophobia and Islam -- Idols, icons and images in Islam -- Beauty, goodness, and wonder -- Alchemy, appearance and essence -- Dreams, visions and the imagination -- Sufism and the metaphysics of resemblance -- Words, pictures and signs -- Legibility, iconicity and monumental writing |
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Description: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [349]-354) and index |
ISBN: | 0674058062 |