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Islamic aesthetics : an introduction /

"It is often argued that a very special sort of consciousness went into creating Islamic art, that it is very different from other forms of art, that Muslims are not allowed to portray human beings in their art, and that calligraphy is the supreme Islamic art form. Oliver Leaman challenges all...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Leaman, Oliver, 1950-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, ©2004.
Colección:New Edinburgh Islamic surveys.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:"It is often argued that a very special sort of consciousness went into creating Islamic art, that it is very different from other forms of art, that Muslims are not allowed to portray human beings in their art, and that calligraphy is the supreme Islamic art form. Oliver Leaman challenges all these ideas, showing them to be misguided. Instead he suggests that the sort of criteria we should apply to Islamic art are identical to the criteria applicable to art in general, and that the attempt to put Islamic art into a special category is a result of orientalism." [Publisher's description].
Descripción Física:1 online resource (viii, 211 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 190-198) and indexes.
ISBN:9781474470179
1474470173