The Origins Of Visual Culture In The Islamic World

Author : Mohammed Hamdouni Alami
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2015-04-17
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780857738868

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In tenth-century Iraq, a group of Arab intellectuals and scholars known as the Ikhwan al-Safa began to make their intellectual mark on the society around them. A mysterious organisation, the identities of its members have never been clear. But its contribution to the philosophy, art and culture of the era - and indeed subsequent ones - is evident. In the visual arts, for example, Hamdouni Alami argues that the theory of human proportions which the Ikwan al-Safa propounded (something very similar to those of da Vinci), helped shape the evolution of the philosophy of aesthetics, art and architecture in the tenth and eleventh centuries CE, in particular in Egypt under the Fatimid rulers. By examining the arts of the Fatimids, focusing on painting and architectural works such as the first Fatimid mosque in al-Mahdiyya, Tunisia, Hamdouni Alami offers analysis of the debates surrounding the ethics of the appreciation of Islamic art and architecture from a vital time in medieval Middle Eastern history, and shows their similarity with aesthetic debates of Italian Renaissance

Author : Christiane Gruber,Sune Haugbolle
Publisher : Indiana University Press
Page : 393 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2013-07-17
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780253008947

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Visual Culture in the Modern Middle East by Christiane Gruber,Sune Haugbolle Pdf

A collection of essays examining the role and power of images from a wide variety of media in today’s Middle Eastern societies. This timely book examines the power and role of the image in modern Middle Eastern societies. The essays explore the role and function of image making to highlight the ways in which the images “speak” and what visual languages mean for the construction of Islamic subjectivities, the distribution of power, and the formation of identity and belonging. Visual Culture in the Modern Middle East addresses aspects of the visual in the Islamic world, including the presentation of Islam on television; on the internet and other digital media; in banners, posters, murals, and graffiti; and in the satirical press, cartoons, and children’s books. “This volume takes a new approach to the subject . . . and will be an important contribution to our knowledge in this area. . . . It is comprehensive and well-structured with fascinating material and analysis.” —Peter Chelkowski, New York University “An innovative volume analyzing and instantiating the visual culture of a variety of Muslim societies [which] constitutes a substantially new object of study in the regional literature and one that creates productive links with history, anthropology, political science, art history, media studies, and urban studies, as well as area studies and Islamic studies.” —Walter Armbrust, University of Oxford

Author : Mohammed Hamdouni Alami
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2015-04-17
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780857726506

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The Origins of Visual Culture in the Islamic World by Mohammed Hamdouni Alami Pdf

In tenth-century Iraq, a group of Arab intellectuals and scholars known as the Ikhwan al-Safa began to make their intellectual mark on the society around them. A mysterious organisation, the identities of its members have never been clear. But its contribution to the intellectual thought, philosophy, art and culture of the era - and indeed subsequent ones - is evident. In the visual arts, for example, Hamdouni Alami argues that the theory of human proportions which the Ikwan al-Safa propounded (something very similar to those of da Vinci), helped shape the evolution of the philosophy of aesthetics, art and architecture in the tenth and eleventh centuries CE, in particular in Egypt under the Fatimid rulers. With its roots in Pythagorean and Neoplatonic views on the role of art and architecture, the impact of this theory of specific and precise proportion was widespread. One of the results of this extensive influence is a historic shift in the appreciation of art and architecture and their perceived role in the cultural sphere. The development of the understanding of the interplay between ethics and aesthetics resulted in a movement which emphasised more abstract and pious contemplation of art, as opposed to previous views which concentrated on the enjoyment of artistic works (such as music, song and poetry). And it is with this shift that we see the change in art forms from those devoted to supporting the Umayyad caliphs and the opulence of the Abbasids, to an art which places more emphasis on the internal concepts of 'reason' and 'spirituality'.Using the example of Fatimid art and views of architecture (including the first Fatimid mosque in al-Mahdiyya, Tunisia), Hamdouni Alami offers analysis of the debates surrounding the ethics and aesthetics of the appreciation of Islamic art and architecture from a vital time in medieval Middle Eastern history, and shows their similarity with aesthetic debates of Italian Renaissance.

Author : D. Fairchild Ruggles
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2011-04-25
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781405154024

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Islamic Art and Visual Culture by D. Fairchild Ruggles Pdf

Islamic Art and Visual Culture is a collection of primary sources in translation accompanied by clear and concise introductory essays that provide unique insights into the aesthetic and cultural history of one of the world's major religions. Collects essential translations from sources as diverse as the Qur'an, court chronicles, technical treatises on calligraphy and painting, imperial memoirs, and foreign travel accounts Includes clear and concise introductory essays Situates each text and explains the circumstances in which it was written--the date, place, author, and political conditions Provides a vivid window into Islamic visual culture and society An indispensable tool for teachers and students of art and visual culture

Author : Oleg Grabar
Publisher : Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
Page : 502 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Art
ISBN : 0860789225

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Islamic Visual Culture, 1100-1800 by Oleg Grabar Pdf

Islamic Visual Culture, 1100-1800 is the second in a set of four selections of studies by Oleg Grabar. Its focus is on the key centuries - the eleventh through fourteenth - during which the main directions of traditional Islamic art were created and developed and for which classical approaches of the History of Art were adopted. Manuscript illustrations and the arts of objects dominate the selection of articles, but there are also forays into later times like Mughal India and into definitions of area and period styles, as with the Mamluks in Egypt and the Ottomans, or into parallels between Islamic and Christian medieval arts.

Author : Samer Akkach
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 339 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2021-12-13
Category : History
ISBN : 9789004499485

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Naẓar:Vision, Belief, and Perception in Islamic Cultures by Samer Akkach Pdf

Naẓar: Vision, Belief, and Perception in Islamic Cultures offers multiple perspectives on how the Islamic visual culture and aesthetic sensibility have been enabled and shaped by common conceptual tools, consistent socio-spatial practices, and unifying beliefs and moral parameters.

Author : Sanaz Fotouhi,Esmail Zeiny
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2017-10-02
Category : History
ISBN : 9789004357013

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Seen and Unseen: Visual Cultures of Imperialism by Sanaz Fotouhi,Esmail Zeiny Pdf

Seen and Unseen explores how visual mediums construct visual cultures that create limited perspectives of issues and groups, specific to this volume, the representation of Islam and Muslims. It deals with fixed and stereotypical visual representations and explores alternative and challenging representations that are reconstructing existing belief systems.

Author : Alison Ohta,J. M. Rogers,Rosalind Wade Haddon
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 281 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Art
ISBN : 1909942901

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Art, Trade and Culture in the Islamic World and Beyond by Alison Ohta,J. M. Rogers,Rosalind Wade Haddon Pdf

The essays in this volume bring to light the artistic exchanges that occurred between successive Islamicdynasties and those further afield in China, Armenia, India and Europe from the 12th to the 19th centuries. All the articles present original research, many of them taking advantage of innovative scientific means allowing us to look at already familiar objects in a new light. Subjects include tile production during the reign of Qaytbay, book bindings associated with Qansuh al-Ghuri, depictions of fish on Mamluk textiles, the relationship between Mamluk metalwork and Rasulid Yemen and Italy respectively. A number of the articles are concerned with epigraphic inscriptions found on the buildings of the Fatimid, Mamluk and Ottoman periods, examining the inscriptions on the Mausoleum of Yahya al-Shibihi in Cairo, others trace the revival of building inscriptions in 19th century Egypt, and how a Mamluk inscription from the Madrasa Qartawiya in Tripoli is replicated in Istanbul during the Ottomanperiod. The relationship between ceilings of the Cappella Palatina in Palermo and the MoukhroutasPalace in Constantinople is also explored, as is the unacknowledged debt that European lacquer worksowes to Persian craftsmen. Other topics covered include the architecture of the Nusretiye Mosque in Istanbul, the role played by Armenian architects in the reshaping of Ottoman cities in the 19th century, the role of the hammam in Ottoman culture and representations of beauty on Iznik pottery. Arictles on Port St. Symeon ceramics, the Armenian patrons of Chinese export wares of the 18th century, the history of the art of khatam khari in Iran, the artistic, architectural and literary influences in India between the 15th and 17th centuries, the influence of Timurid architecture in 15th century Bidar and the influence of a 16th century Hindavi Sufi Romance are also included. "

Author : Nasser D. Khalili
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 186 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Islamic Empire
ISBN : 9774161947

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Islamic Art and Culture by Nasser D. Khalili Pdf

The artistic achievements of the Islamic world chronicled over fourteen centuries.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 382 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Islamic architecture
ISBN : 1423714520

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Essays in Honor of J.M. Rogers by Anonim Pdf

Author : Onur Öztürk,Xenia Gazi,Sam Bowker
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2022-03-20
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781000555950

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Deconstructing the Myths of Islamic Art by Onur Öztürk,Xenia Gazi,Sam Bowker Pdf

Deconstructing the Myths of Islamic Art addresses how researchers can challenge stereotypical notions of Islam and Islamic art while avoiding the creation of new myths and the encouragement of nationalistic and ethnic attitudes. Despite its Orientalist origins, the field of Islamic art has continued to evolve and shape our understanding of the various civilizations of Europe, Africa, Asia, and the Middle East. Situated in this field, this book addresses how universities, museums, and other educational institutions can continue to challenge stereotypical or homogeneous notions of Islam and Islamic art. It reviews subtle and overt mythologies through scholarly research, museum collections and exhibitions, classroom perspectives, and artists’ initiatives. This collaborative volume addresses a conspicuous and persistent gap in the literature, which can only be filled by recognizing and resolving persistent myths regarding Islamic art from diverse academic and professional perspectives. The book will be of interest to scholars working in art history, museum studies, visual culture, and Middle Eastern studies.

Author : Gülru Necipoglu
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2007-12-31
Category : Art
ISBN : 9789047423324

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Muqarnas, Volume 24 by Gülru Necipoglu Pdf

Muqarnas is sponsored by The Aga Khan Program for Islamic Architecture at Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts. In Muqarnas articles are being published on all aspects of Islamic visual culture, historical and contemporary, as well as articles dealing with unpublished textual primary sources.

Author : Venetia Porter,Mariam Rosser-Owen
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 599 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2012-06-29
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780857733436

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Metalwork and Material Culture in the Islamic World by Venetia Porter,Mariam Rosser-Owen Pdf

The material and visual culture of the Islamic World casts vast arcs through space and time, and encompasses a huge range of artefacts and monuments from the minute to the grandiose, from ceramic pots to the great mosques. Here, Venetia Porter and Mariam Rosser-Owen assemble leading experts in the field to examine both the objects themselves and the ways in which they reflect their historical, cultural and economic contexts. With a focus on metalwork, this volume includes an important new study of Mosul metalwork and presents recent discoveries in the fields of Fatimid, Mamluk and Qajar metalwork. By examining architecture, ceramics, ivories and textiles, seventeenth-century Iranian painting and contemporary art, the book explores a wide range of artistic production and historical periods from the Umayyad caliphate to the modern Middle East. This rich and detailed volume makes a significant contribution to the fields of Art History, Architecture and Islamic Studies, bringing new objects to light, and shedding new light on old objects.

Author : Priscilla Parsons Soucek,New York University. Institute of Fine Arts
Publisher : Penn State University Press
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Art
ISBN : UOM:39015016649512

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Content and Context of Visual Arts in the Islamic World by Priscilla Parsons Soucek,New York University. Institute of Fine Arts Pdf

Papers from a colloquium in memory of Richard Ettinghausen Institute of Fine Arts, New York University, 2-4 April 1980.

Author : Jamal J. Elias
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2018-03-27
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780520290082

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Alef Is for Allah by Jamal J. Elias Pdf

Alef Is for Allah is the first groundbreaking study of the emotional space occupied by children in modern Islamic societies. Focusing primarily on visual representations of children from modern Turkey, Iran, and Pakistan, the book examines these materials to investigate concepts such as innocence, cuteness, gender, virtue, and devotion, as well as community, nationhood, violence, and sacrifice. In addition to exploring a subject that has never been studied comparatively before, Alef Is for Allah extends the boundaries of scholarship on emotion, religion, and visual culture and provides unique insight into Islam as it is lived and experienced in the modern world.