Islam through objects
Bibliographie
- Auteurs : Bigelow Anna (19..-....) ;
- ISBN : 978-1-350-13830-8, 1-350-13830-4, 978-1-350-13281-8, 1-350-13281-0
- Sujets : Civilisation islamique -- Culture matérielle, Culture matérielle, Islamic countries
- Langue(s) : Anglais
- Description matérielle : 1 volume (xii-245 pages, [24] pages de planches), : Illustrations en noir et en couleurs, cartes, couverture illustrée en couleurs, 24 cm
- Pays de publication : Royaume-Uni
- Collection (notice d'ensemble) : Bloomsbury studies in material religion
Notes
La ressource est également disponible en version électronique ; Notes bibliographiques. Bibliographie p. [219]-239. Index
Résumé
'Islam through Objects represents the state of the field of Islamic material cultural studies. With contributions from scholars of religion, anthropologists, art historians, folklorists, historians, and other disciplines, Anna Bigelow brings together a wide range of perspectives on Islamic materiality to debunk myths of Islamic aversion to material aspects of religion. Each chapter focuses on a single object in daily use by Muslims - prayer beads, coins, amulets, a cistern well, clothing, jewellery, bodily and domestic adornments - to consider both generic and particular aspects of the object in question. These narratives will engage the reader by describing and analyzing each object in terms of its provenance, materials, uses, and history, as well as the broader history, variety and uses of the object in Islamic history and cultures. Temporal, regional, and sectarian variations in the styles, uses, and theological perspectives are also considered. Framed by an introduction that assesses the various approaches to Islamic material culture in recent scholarship, Islam through Objects provides a template for the study of religion and material culture, which engages current theory, subtle and nuanced narratives, and the creative and imaginal capacities of Muslims through history'