Aisha's cushion religious art, perception, and practice in Islam /

Elias, Jamal J.

Aisha's cushion religious art, perception, and practice in Islam / Jamal J. Elias. - Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, (c)2012. - 1 online resource (x, 404 pages) illustrations.

Includes bibliographies and index.

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.



9780674067394


Islam and art.


Electronic Books.

BP190 / .A374 2012