The Origins of Visual Culture in the Islamic World: Aesthetics, Art and Architecture in Early Islam

ISBN-13: 9781788310963 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 200 str.

Mohammed Hamdouni Alami

Opis

An analysis of a vital shift in the understanding of art and architecture's role in early Islam.

Spis treści

Chapter 1: Introduction: From La Dolce Vita to Intellectual DelectationChapter 2: An Aesthetic Revolution: From Trance to Meaning, a Metamorphosis of Islamic AestheticsChapter 3: The Ethics of Arts and CraftsChapter 4: Painting in a World of ImagesChapter 5: Stone Metaphors and Architecture's WhispersChapter 6: Conclusion

O autorze

Mohammed Hamdouni Alami is an Associate Researcher in the Archaeological Research Facility at the University of California, Berkeley, USA.