Islamic Aesthetics: An Introduction

by Oliver Leaman

Book Overview

It is often argued that a very special sort of consciousness went into creating Islamic art, that Islamic art is very different from other forms of art, that Muslims are not allowed to portray human beings in their art, and that calligraphy is the supreme Islamic art form. Oliver Leaman challenges all of these ideas, and argues that they are misguided. Instead, he suggests that the criteria we should apply to Islamic art are identical to the criteria...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0268033706
• ISBN13: 9780268033705
• Release Date: July 2004
• Publisher: University of Notre Dame Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.3" x 9.2"