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Jamal J. Elias
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November 2012
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Jamal J. Elias
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Hardback
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Published
November 2012
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Media coverage of the Danish cartoon crisis and the destruction of the Buddhas of Bamiyan left Westerners with a strong impression that Islam does not countenance depiction of religious imagery. Jamal J. Elias corrects this view by revealing the complexity of Islamic attitudes toward representational religious art. Aisha's Cushion emphasizes Islam's perceptual and intellectual modes and in so doing offers the reader both insight into Islamic visual culture and a unique way of seeing the world. Aisha's Cushion evaluates the controversies surrounding blasphemy and iconoclasm by exploring Islamic societies at the time of Muhammad and the birth of Islam; during early contact between Arab Muslims and Byzantine Christians; in medieval Anatolia and India; and in modern times. Elias's inquiry then goes further, to situate Islamic religious art in a global context. His comparisons with Christian, Jewish, Buddhist, and Hindu attitudes toward religious art show them to be as contradictory as those of Islam. Contemporary theories about art's place in society inform Elias's investigation of how religious objects have been understood across time and in different cultures.
Elias contends that Islamic perspectives on representation and perception should be sought not only in theological writings or aesthetic treatises but in a range of Islamic works in areas as diverse as optics, alchemy, dreaming, calligraphy, literature, vehicle and home decoration, and Sufi metaphysics. Unearthing shades of meaning in Islamic thought throughout history, Elias offers fresh insight into the relations among religion, art, and perception across a broad range of cultures.
Author
Jamal J. Elias
Book Format
Hardback
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Published
November 2012
Weight
795g
Page Count
432
Dimensions
166 x 237 x 37 mm
ISBN
9780674058064
ISBN-10
0674058062
Eden Code
4577752
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Author/Creator: Jamal J. Elias
ISBN: 9780674058064
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Release Date: November 2012
Weight: 795g
Dimensions: 166 x 237 x 37 mm
Eden Code: 4577752