Picturing Islam
Art and Ethics in a Muslim Lifeworld
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Beschreibung
Picturing Islam: Art and Ethics in a Muslim Lifeworldexplores issues of religion, nationalism, ethnicity, andglobalization through the life and work of the prominentcontemporary Indonesian artist Abdul Djalil Pirous.
* Presents a unique addition to the anthropology of art andreligion
* Demonstrates the impact of Islam, ethnicity, nationalism, andglobalization on the work and life of an internationally recognizedpostcolonial artist
* Weaves together visual and narrative materials to tell anengrossing story of a cosmopolitan Muslim artist
* Looks at contemporary Islamic art and the way it has beenproduced in the world's largest Muslim nation, Indonesia
Autor*in
Kenneth M. George
Themen in »Picturing Islam«
Anthropologie Anthropology Art & Applied Arts Ethik Islam Kunst Kunst u. Angewandte Kunst Religion & Culture Religion & Theology Religion u. Kultur Religion u. Theologie Social & Cultural Anthropology Soziale u. kulturelle Anthropologie
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"This refreshing approach makes this book a welcome contribution tobe read in conjunction with other relevant theoretical anddisciplinary works." (Journal of Southeast Asian Studies, 1February 2012)
"This book provides a compelling and richly drawn portrait of anindividual artist, and contributes to a deeper understating of thecultural politics of Asia's postcolonial art world and the creativeand ethnic sensibilities of its Muslim artists. It is a must-readfor contemporary art historians and anthropologists alike."(Journal of Folklore Research, 19 January 2011)
"Written in straightforward language with extraordinarysensitivity, this book is addressed to undergraduate students ofanthropology, religion, and art history." (Museum AnthropologyReview, 2011)
"Scholarship on Islam in Indonesia has long lacked a goodstudy of contemporary Islamic art. Beautifully written andtheoretically nuanced, Kenneth George's PicturingIslam is just such book, setting a new standard for the studyof Islam and the arts in Indonesia."
--Robert W. Hefner, Boston University
"This book is the future of ethnographic writing about artand a must-read for contemporary art historians and anthropologistsalike. No portrait of an artist better reveals the creativeprocesses of an artist so deeply in tune with his spirit and how aspiritual quest becomes an artistic journey."
--Nora A. Taylor, School of the Art Institute ofChicago
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