Painting in Islam, A Study of the Place of Pictorial Art in Muslim Culture

Indicates the place of painting in the Islamic world, both in relation to those theological circles which condemned the practice of it, and to those persons who, disregarding the prohibitions of religion, consulted their own taste in encouraging it.

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SKU (ISBN): 1-59333-121-5

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Publication Date: Dec 1,2002

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This book indicates the place of painting in the culture of the Islamic world, both in relation to those theological circles which condemned the practice of it, and to those persons who, disregarding the prohibitions of religion, consulted their own tastes in encouraging it. Contains over 60 illustrations.

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List of Illustrations
Notes on the Illustrations
The Attitude of the Theologians of Islam towards painting
Difficulties in the way of the study of Muslim painting
The Origins of painting in the Muslim world
The painters and their manner of working
The subject-matter of Islamic paintings
Religious art in Islam
Buraq
Portraiture
The expression of emotion
A chapter of Biography
Index of manuscripts

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