Beauty in Arabic Culture (Hardcover, illustrated Edition)

Although beauty, in the pre-modern Arab world, was enjoyed and promoted almost everywhere, Islam does not possess a general theory on aesthetics or a systematic theory of the arts. This is a study of the Arabic discourse on beauty. The author had to search for her evidence in written statements from a wide variety of sources, such as the Qur'an, legal, religious and Sufi texts, chronicles, biographies, belle-lettres, literary criticism, and scientific, geographic and philosophical literature. The result is a compendium of references to beauty in chapters on the Religious Approach, Secular Beauty and Love, Music and Belle-Lettres, and the Visual Arts. This approach is informative and provocative. For the generalist, it provides comparative material for an understanding of the early Arab cultural context. For the specialist, it raises questions of sponsorship and purpose.

General

Imprint:	Markus Wiener Publishing Inc
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Princeton series on the Middle East
Release date:	November 2019
Authors:	D.Behrens- Abouseif
Dimensions:	235 x 157 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	268
Edition:	illustrated Edition
ISBN-13:	978-1-55876-198-8
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > The arts: general issues > Theory of art Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > General Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Aesthetics Books > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Aesthetics
LSN:	1-55876-198-5
Barcode:	9781558761988

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