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GINGKO The Image Debate: Figural representation in Islam
Book SynopsisThe images released by Islamic State of militants smashing statues at ancient sites were a horrifying aspect of their advance across Northern Iraq and Syria during 2015-16. Their leaders justified this iconoclasm (destruction of images) by arguing that such actions were divinely decreed in Islam, a notion that has remained fixed in the public consciousness. The Image Debate: Figural Representation in Islam and Across the World is a collection of thirteen essays which examine the controversy surrounding the use of images in Islamic and other religious cultures and seek to redress some of the misunderstandings that have arisen. Written by leading academics from the United States, Australia, Turkey, Israel and the United Kingdom, the book has a foreword by Stefano Carboni, Director of the Art Gallery of Western Australia, followed by an introduction by the editor Christiane Gruber, who sets the subject in context with a detailed examination of the debates over idols and the production of figural images in Islamic traditions. Twelve further articles are divided into three sections: the first deals with pre-modern Islam: Mika Natif looks at tensions between the Hadith prohibition on images and the praxis of image-making under the Umayyad dynasty and argues that the Umayyad rulers used imagery to establish their political and religious authority; Finbarr Barry Flood examines the practice of epigraphic erasure, i.e., the removal of names of rulers and patrons from historical inscriptions from the medieval Islamic world; and Oya Pancaroglu focuses on the figural conventions of an illustrated manuscript of Varqa and Gulshah, a medieval Persian romance composed in the masnavi (rhyming couplet) form by the 11th-century poet `Ayyuqi. The second section addresses the situation outside Islam: Alicia Walker surveys attitudes toward the production and veneration of religious images in Byzantium from the earliest years of the Christian Roman Empire (early 4th century) to the aftermath of the Iconoclast controversy (late 9th century); Steven Fine explores the history of Jewish engagement with `art' from Roman antiquity through the high middle ages through a detailed exploration of the 3rd-century Dura Europos synagogue and its wall paintings; Michael Shenkar examines evidence for the employment of figural images in the cultic practices of some of the major ancient Iranian cultural and political entities, offering a broad perspective on perceptions of images in ancient Iranian worship; and Robert DeCaroli delves into the question of why no image of the Buddha was made during the first five hundred years of Buddhism. The third section brings the reader back to Islamic lands with five articles examining aspects of the issue in the modern and contemporary periods: Yousuf Saaed investigates South Asian mass-produced images, especially posters that include illustrations of local Sufi shrines, portraits of saints and Shi`i iconography; James Bennett explores the visual depiction of Javanese shadow puppets (wayang kulit), including the sage Begawan Abiyasa, whose narratives convey key elements of Sufi mystical philosophy; Allen and Mary Roberts consider images of Cheikh Amadu Bamba, the founding Sufi saint of the Senegalese Mouride order; Rose Issa addresses how the term `Islamic' relates to contemporary art, how artists manage to create work in countries in constant turmoil and to what extent such works reflect their conceptual, aesthetic, and socio-political concerns; and finally Shiva Balaghi traces the use of the figure, along its symbolic shadows and silhouettes, in works by notable Iranian artists living in Iran and in diaspora.
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Indiana University Press The Praiseworthy One
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Christiane Gruber charts a territory that no serious monograph has addressed before. It will be the definitive study of the visual and material devotion to Muhammad."—Omid Safi, author of Memories of Muhammad: Why the Prophet Matters"The Praiseworthy One is an amazing manuscript that demonstrates Christiane Gruber's mastery of both medieval and modern sources, including those traditionally assigned to art history, Islamic mystical studies, and contemporary political debates on Islamic iconoclasm. She draws on the literature from both the Turkish- and Persian- speaking areas of the Islamic world from the 13th century to the present, concluding with a discussion of an exhibition in London in 2015. Every student of Islamic art history, Islamic history, and even Islamic religious studies needs to read her work."—Jere L. Bacharach, author of Islamic History Through Coins: An Analysis and Catalogue of Tenth-Century Ikhshidid Coinage"Addressing the full range of the Prophet Muhammad's textual and visual representations, Gruber's masterful book examines the cultural imaginary that grew around "the Praiseworthy One" and its adaptations to meet the changing needs, beliefs, values, and concepts of Islamic communities across time and space. The book engages a staggering variety of literary and visual genres, which encompass descriptive, pictorial, diagrammatic and iconic modes, among others. The Praiseworthy One remains throughout judicious in its scholarship and thought provoking in its interpretations and implications. Gruber's book represents the culmination of years of research on the topic and establishes in its depth and approach a new benchmark for broader studies on Islam and the image."—David J. Roxburgh, author of The Persian Album 1400-1600: From Dispersal to CollectionTable of ContentsIntroduction a. The Scholarly Search for a 'Historical' Muhammad b. A New Paradigm: A 'Metaphorical' Muhammad c. Surveying the Sources: Islamic Texts and ImagesChapter One: Textual Picturations a. Prophetic Traces: Qur'an and Hadith b. In the Eye of His Beholders: Biographies of the Prophet c. Chronicling the Prophet: Universal Histories d. Descriptions and Proofs: Shama'il and Dala'il Texts e. In Praise of the Prophet: Persian Eulogistic Poems f. Prophetic Devotions: Rituals and FestivalsChapter Two: Imaged Narrations a. First Appearances: Varqa va Gulshah and Marzubannama b. Historical Cycles: Bal'ami, Rashid al-Din, and Hafiz-i Abru c. Sectarian Twists?: Biruni, Ibn Husam, and Varamini d. Pictured Biography: The Ottoman Siyeri Nebi e. Biography to Hagiography: Other Illustrated ChroniclesChapter Three: Books of Ascension a. Illustrated Bio-Apocaylpses: Why Books of Ascension? b. A Sunni Devotional Tale: The Ilkhanid Mi'rajnama c. Muhammad's Missions: The Timurid Mi'rajnama d. The Rising Monarch: SinglePage Mi'raj Paintings e. A Shi'i Vademecum: The Qajar Illustrated Mi'rajnama f. A Prophet for Children: Qajar Lithographed Books on the Mi'rajChapter Four: Prophetic Vestiges a. Transmitting Baraka: Muhammad's Relics b. A Special Case: The Prophet's Footprints c. Pilgrimages to the Prophet: Muhammad's Tomb d. A Long Line to Adam: The Prophet's Genealogies e. Verbal Paintings: Hilyes of the Prophet f. Pictured Relics: Illustrated Prayer Books and TreatisesChapter Five: Prophetic Metaphors a. Divine Transmission: The Word b. Primordial Being: The Light c. An Unseen Secret: The Veil d. A Sacred Pivot: The Pole of Existence e. Blossoming Revelation: The Flower f. From Scent to Color: The RoseChapter Six: Muhammad in Modernity a. The Die is Cast: The Danish Cartoon Controversy b. Back to the Drawing Board: Islamic Popular Prints and Posters c. A Curious Photograph: The Young Muhammad d. "We Love Muhammad": Children's Books and Animated Movies e. Tradition Revised: The 2008 Ascension Mural in Tehran f. What Now?ConclusionGlossary of TermsMaster BibliographyIndex
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Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht Radikal-Reformatorische Themen Im Bild:
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Intellect Books Architectural Dynamics in Pre-Revolutionary Iran:
Book SynopsisThis volume considers the major trends and developments in Iranian architecture during the 1960s and 70s in order to further our understanding of the underpinnings and intentions of Persian architecture during this period. While narrative explorations of modernism have relied heavily upon classifications based on western experiences and influences, this book provides a more holistic view of the development of Persian architecture by studying both the internal and external forces that influenced it in the late twentieth century. The chapters compiled in Architectural Dynamics in Pre-Revolutionary Iran, accompanied by more than eighty images, shed light on the fascinating — and sometimes controversial — evolution of Iranian architecture and its constant quest for a new paradigm of cultural identity.Table of ContentsPreface Acknowledgments Part One: Vernacular Integrated with Modernism Chapter 1: A Personal Reflection: On the Traditional, the Modern and the Perennial in Iranian Architecture – Nader Ardalan Chapter 2: Making Architecture Modern: A History of Globalization in Iran’s Architecture Profession – Shawhin Roudbari Chapter 3: Passages and Malls in Translation: Class, Culture, and Design in the Commercial Architecture of Pahlavi Iran – Farshid Emami Part Two: Modernism Imported, Vernacular Eclipsed Chapter 4: Building Cities for Tomorrow: The US Point Four Program and Discourse of Urban Planning in Iran – Sahar Hosseini Chapter 5: The Israeli Plan for Rebuilding the Rural Region of Qazvin – Neta Feniger and Rachel Kallus Chapter 6: Philip Johnson’s Design at Group Apartments in Isfahan: From a Dispute Between Tradition and Modernity to a Dialogue – Mehdi Azizkhani Chapter 7: Paradise by Design: Pardisan Park in Tehran – Kathleen John-Alder
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Intellect Books Islamic Architecture on the Move: Motion and
Book SynopsisEven a casual observer can spy traces of Islamic architecture and design on buildings all over the world, a reminder that artistic traditions and visual culture have never been limited to their region or country of origin, but rather are highly diffusible. This book brings together scholars from architectural studies, design, art history and other fields to challenge and expand concepts of Islamic architecture. Ranging from eighteenth-century Ottoman tents to manifestations of Islamic motifs in 1960s Hawaii, this richly illustrated volume raises key questions about Islamic architecture, and, more broadly, about how we can rethink our understanding of material, artistic and cultural mobility in the modern world.Table of ContentsAcknowledgements Chapter 1: Islamic Architecture on the Move Christiane Gruber Chapter 2: Karbala in Lucknow: An Itinerary of Architectural Mobility Elise Kamleh and Katherine Bartsch Chapter 3: The Mobile Matrix: The Hijaz Railway as Ritual Space and Generator of Space David Simonowitz Chapter 4: Fabricating a New Image: Imperial Tents in the Late Ottoman Period Ashley Dimmig Chapter 5: Mobility and Ambivalences: Negotiating Architectural Identities during Khedive Ismail’s Reign (1863–79) Marwa M. El-Ashmouni Chapter 6: ‘In the Absence of Originals’: Replicating the Tilework of Safavid Isfahan for South Kensington Moya Carey Chapter 7: Relocating to Hawai‘i: Dwelling with Islamic Art at Doris Duke’s Shangri La Olga Bush Chapter 8: The Urban Fabric of Cairo: Khayamiya and the Suradeq Sam Bowker Note on Contributors
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Kelsey Museum of Archaeology Pearls of Wisdom
Book SynopsisThis catalogue of a Kelsey Museum of Archaeology exhibition showcases a selection of Islamic art works held in the University of Michigan's collections. Rather than arranged chronologically, geographically, or by media, the objects are organized thematically and conceptually.Trade Review Table of ContentsCatalogue Essay Catalogue of Objects Introduction Everyday Beauty Play and Protection Media Metaphors Illumination Bibliography Acknowledgments Accession Number/Catalogue Number Concordance Subject Index About the Authors
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Kelsey Museum of Archaeology City in the Desert, Revisited: Oleg Grabar at
Book SynopsisCity in the Desert, Revisited features previously unpublished documents and reproduces over fifty photographs from the archaeological excavations at Qasr al-Hayr in Syria. The book recounts the personal experiences and professional endeavours that shaped the fields of Islamic archaeology, art and architectural history as the significance of these fields of study expanded during the 1960s and 1970s. Between 1964 and 1971, renowned Islamic art historian Oleg Grabar directed a large-scale archaeological excavation at the site of Qasr al-Hayr al-Sharqi. Drawn to the remote eighth-century complex in the hopes of uncovering a princely Umayyad palace, Grabar and his team instead stumbled upon a new type of urban settlement in the Syrian steppe. A rich lifeworld emerged in the midst of their discoveries, and over the course of the excavation's six seasons, close relationships formed between the American and Syrian archaeologists, historians, and workers who laboured and lived at the site.Trade ReviewUndoubtedly, Gruber and Al-Ferzly have put together a book that intriguingly unravels the mood and times of the Qasr al-Hayr al-Sharqi excavations. The intentions, achievements, obstacles, and unexpected outcomes of the project are laid out in full clarity, while a valuable and empathic insight is given into the people of the Syrian countryside and their ways, now tragically decimated. Walmsley, Alan, Bulletin of Oriental and African Studies 15 September 2023
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Intellect Books The Cultural Meaning of Aleppo: A Landscape
Book SynopsisThe book documents the history and morphology of the Ancient City of Aleppo, outlining first the urbanistic development of the city and then focusing on the architectural heritage with specific focus on the domestic architecture, addressing the initiatives to reconstruct and rehabilitate the urban fabric. The author argues in favour of the safeguarding and rehabilitation of the architectural heritage to protect the cultural memory of the inhabitants of Aleppo, despite of the destruction of architecture due to the recent war. Through a capillary documentation of the palimpsest of Aleppo – the peculiar characteristics of its courtyard houses and the neighbourhoods of Bayyada, Bab Quinnesrin and al-Farafra – this is a theoretical and practical handbook for architects, urban planners and restorers alike. Through this analytical discussion of the city’s urban fabric, it introduces the concept of the cultural urban landscape acting as a 'cohesive territorial organism', nourished by different cultures, in which contrasting scales of land, city and neighbourhood are interconnected in a fractal state. With a focus on retaining the uniqueness and diversity of this residential typology, which bore witness to the rich cultural history of Syria and the Middle East as a whole, Neglia maps a future reconstruction that focuses on cultural continuity, tradition and the re-establishment of a crucial social memory. Of particular interest and relevance to cultural heritage experts, urban planners architects and designers. Also, to researchers, scholars and students interested in studies on urban morphology and building typology, UNESCO and ICOMOS. Scholars and students interested in the Middle East. Will also be of significant interest to professionals dealing with the implementation of rehabilitation measures in other cities inscribed on the Word Cultural Heritage List, or cities with a sound historic fabric which has been destroyed due to war or other events.Table of ContentsForewords by Nada al Hassan, Attilio Petruccioli and Sakhar Olabi Acknowledgements Introduction: Why Aleppo is Important: Framework and War Scenario Chapter I: The Cultural Significance of Aleppo’s Forma Urbis: An Overview of Layers and Ideas of Urban Conformation Natura Naturalis and Natura Artificialis: The Plateau and the Tells Hellenistic Planning Roman Planning The Medieval Byzantine City The Medieval Islamic City The Specialized Mamluk and Ottoman City The Gutted and Transformed Modern City Chapter II: The Cultural Significance of Aleppo’s Courtyard House: A Mirror of Middle Eastern Cultural History The Courtyard House Layout The Basic Elements of the House: Multi-purpose and Special Rooms The Inner Garden Typological Features Chapter III: The Cultural Significance of the Reconstruction: Urban Recovery against Amnesia Framework for Reconstruction and Recovery Terms for Urban Recovery Reconstruction: Consciousness or Amnesia? Memory, Culture and Identity: Challenges for a Culture-Oriented Recovery Recommendations and Strategies for a Culture-Oriented Urban Recovery Conclusion References List of Figures Notes
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