Picturing Islam: Art and Ethics in a Muslim Lifeworld by Kenneth M. George
English | January 11, 2010 | ISBN: 1405129581 | 184 pages | MOBI | 2.75 MB
English | January 11, 2010 | ISBN: 1405129581 | 184 pages | MOBI | 2.75 MB
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