Shaw, Wendy M K

What Is 'islamic' Art?: Between Religion and Perception

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ISBN 13:: 9781108474658
author:: Shaw, Wendy M K
format:: HardBack
publisher:: Cambridge University Press
language:: English
Publication Year:: 2019
Pages:: 336
Dimensions:: 6.50(w) x 1.50(h) x 9.50(d)
Genre:: History Social Organisations Textbook
Condition:: New
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What is "Islamic" Art? Between Religion and Perception by Wendy M. K. Shaw explores how Islamic art reflects the complex relationship between religion, perception, and historical context.

This book offers a new approach to understanding Islamic art history, focusing on the experience of reception rather than the production context. Shaw examines the role of texts such as the Qur'an, Hadith, Sufism, ancient philosophy, and poetry in shaping artistic expression across various regions of Islamic influence from the eleventh century onwards.

By combining a concise introduction to Islamic intellectual history with a critique of modern art historical premises, Shaw provides a nuanced interpretation of intertextual themes that span antique philosophies, religious texts, and prominent Arabic, Persian, Turkish, and Urdu literary works.

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