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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 applicable to art in general, and that the attempt to put Islamic art into a special category is a result of orientalism.

Leaman criticizes the influence of Sufism on Islamic aesthetics and contends that it is generally misleading regarding both the nature of Islam and artistic expression. He discusses issues arising in painting, calligraphy, architecture, gardens, literature, films, and music and pays close attention to the teachings of the Qur'an. In particular he asks what it would mean for the Qur'an to be a miraculous literary creation, and he analyzes two passages in the Qur'an--those of Yusuf and Zulaykha (Joseph and Zuleika) and King Sullayman (Solomon) and the Queen of Sheba. His arguments draw on examples from history, art, philosophy, theology, and the artefacts of the Islamic world, and raise a large number of difficulties in the accepted paradigms for analyzing Islamic art.

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Imagine you are standing in a gallery in Dublin, Ireland, where you have come to examine some Arabic manuscripts.

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  • Title Islamic Aesthetics: An Introduction
  • Author Oliver Leaman
  • Binding Hardback
  • Edition number 1st
  • Edition 1
  • Pages 256
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher University of Notre Dame Press
  • Publication date 2004-07-30
  • Features Bibliography, Index
  • ISBN 9780268033699 / 0268033692
  • Weight 1.03 lbs (0.47 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.54 x 6.46 x 0.69 in (24.23 x 16.41 x 1.75 cm)
  • Themes
    • Religious Orientation: Islamic
  • Category Art & Art Instruction
  • Library of Congress subjects Islam and art, Arts, Islamic
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2004005658
  • Dewey Decimal Code 701.170

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  • Univ PR Books for Public Libry, 01/01/2005, Page 56

About the author

Oliver Leaman is professor of philosophy at the University of Kentucky.

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