Aisha's cushion : religious art, perception, and practice in Islam / Jamal J. Elias.
Aisha's cushion : religious art, perception, and practice in Islam / Jamal J. Elias.
Aisha's cushion : religious art, perception, and practice in Islam / Jamal J. Elias.
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Publisher
Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2012.
Date
2012.
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G 2014/1102
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Language
English
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Physical content
x, 404 p., 8 p. of plates : 8 ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents
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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Publisher
Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2012.
Place of Publication
Massachusetts
Date Published
2012.
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Summary
Media coverage of the Danish cartoon crisis and the destruction of the Buddhas of Bamiyan left Westerners with a strong impression that Islam does not countenance depiction of religious imagery. Jamal J. Elias corrects this view by revealing the complexity of Islamic attitudes toward representational religious art. Aisha's Cushion emphasizes Islam'...
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Aisha's cushion : religious art, perception, and practice in Islam / Jamal J. Elias.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [349]-354) and index.
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G 2014/1102
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74VK6EwyyQVO
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VK6EwyyQVO
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ISBN
0674058062 (alk. paper)
9780674058064 (alk. paper)
DDC
297.2/67
MMS ID
991020935379702626
