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Art and architecture in the Islamic tradition : aesthetics, politics and desire in early Islam / Mohammed Hamdouni Alami
Resource type: Ressourcentyp: Buch (Online)Book (Online)Language: English Series: Library of modern Middle-East studies ; 104Publisher: London ; New York ; New York : I.B. Tauris, 2011Edition: Online-AusgDescription: Online-Ressource (1 online resource (xiii, 289 p., [16] p. of plates)) : ill. (some col.), plansISBN:- 9781283048545
- 128304854X
- 9780857718815
- 9781848855441
- 709.17671
- 704.088297
- 726.2
- N6260
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Summary: 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. Drawing upon classical Arabic literature, philosPPN: PPN: 809258986Package identifier: Produktsigel: ZDB-26-MYL | ZDB-38-EBR | ZDB-30-PQE | BSZ-30-PQE-S2NUFH
Cover; Contents; Illustrations; Arabic Characters; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction; Architecture and Poetics; The Aims of this Book; 2. Architecture and Meaning in the Theory of al-Jahiz; Architecture and Meaning: Al-Jahiz's view; Aesthetic, Variety and Emotion; Voice, Body and Emotion; Al-Bayan, Architecture and commemoration; 3. Architecture and Poetics; Modus Operandi; Al-Khalil's Theory of language; Arabic Poetics; The Palace and the Qasida; 4. Architecture and Myth; Hadithu Sinimmar
5. Al-Jahiz in the Mosque at Damascus: Social Critique and Debate in the History of Umayyad ArchitectureYaqubi's Account; Muqaddasi's Account; Architecture and Hospitality; Umar II: Architecture and Piety; 6. Architecture and Desire; 'Architects' or Architectural Planners; The Desire for Architecture; Architecture and Misrecognition; The Travelling gaze: Ibn al-Jahm's Eulogy of the Place al-Haruni; Building, Reflection and Emptiness; 7. Conclusion; Notes; References; Index
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