Aisha's Cushion
Religious Art, Perception, and Practice in Islam
Nonfiction, Art & Architecture, General Art, Art History, Religious, Religion & Spirituality, Middle East Religions, Islam
| Author: | Jamal J. Elias | ISBN: | 9780674070660 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press | Publication: | November 15, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Harvard University Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Jamal J. Elias |
| ISBN: | 9780674070660 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press |
| Publication: | November 15, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Harvard University Press |
| Language: | English |
Westerners have a strong impression that Islam does not allow religious imagery. Elias corrects this view. Unearthing shades of meaning in Islamic thought throughout history, he argues that Islamic perspectives on representation and perception should be sought in diverse areas such as optics, alchemy, dreaming, vehicle decoration, Sufi metaphysics.
Westerners have a strong impression that Islam does not allow religious imagery. Elias corrects this view. Unearthing shades of meaning in Islamic thought throughout history, he argues that Islamic perspectives on representation and perception should be sought in diverse areas such as optics, alchemy, dreaming, vehicle decoration, Sufi metaphysics.
