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Islamic aesthetics : an introduction / Oliver Leaman.

By: Publication details: Notre Dame, IN : University of Notre Dame Press, 2004.Description: vii, 211 p. ; 25 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780268033699 (hbk. : alk. paper) :
  • 0268033692 (hbk : alk. paper) :
  • 0268033706 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • NX688.A4 L43 2004
Contents:
Eleven common mistakes about Islamic art -- God as creator, calligraphy and symbolism -- Religion, style and art -- Literature -- Music -- Home and garden -- The miraculousness of the Qur'an -- Philosophy and ways of seeing -- Interpreting art, interpreting Islam, interpreting philosophy.
Holdings
Item type Current library Home library Shelving location Call number Materials specified Status Barcode
Books Books American University in Dubai American University in Dubai Main Collection NX 688 .A4 L43 2004 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Copy Type:01 - Books Available 600161

Includes bibliographical references (p.[190]-195) and index.

Eleven common mistakes about Islamic art -- God as creator, calligraphy and symbolism -- Religion, style and art -- Literature -- Music -- Home and garden -- The miraculousness of the Qur'an -- Philosophy and ways of seeing -- Interpreting art, interpreting Islam, interpreting philosophy.

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