Aisha's cushion religious art, perception, and practice in Islam / Jamal J. Elias.

Author/creator Elias, Jamal J.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoCambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press,
Descriptionx, 404 p., 8 p. of plates : 8 ill. ; 24 cm.
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Subjects

Contents Prologue: the promise of a meaningful image -- Representation, resemblance and religion -- The icon and the idol -- Iconoclasm, iconophobia and Islam -- Idols, icons and images in Islam -- Beauty, goodness, and wonder -- Alchemy, appearance and essence -- Dreams, visions and the imagination -- Sufism and the metaphysics of resemblance -- Words, pictures and signs -- Legibility, iconicity and monumental writing.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [349]-354) and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2012019627
ISBN9780674058064 (alk. paper)
ISBN0674058062 (alk. paper)

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