Islamic Architecture on the Move
Motion and Modernity
Even a casual observer can spy traces of Islamic architecture and design on buildings all over the world, a reminder that artistic traditions and visual culture have never been limited to their region or country of origin, but rather are highly diffusible.This book brings together scholars from architectural studies, design, art history and other fields to challenge and expand concepts of Islamic architecture. Ranging from eighteenth-century Ottoman tents to manifestations of Islamic motifs in 1960s Hawaii, this richly illustrated volume raises key questions about Islamic architecture, and, more broadly, about how we can rethink our understan…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-1-78320-640-7
- EAN: 9781783206407
- Produktnummer: 21591288
- Verlag: Intellect Books Ltd
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2016
- Seitenangabe: 136 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 11'710 KB
- Auflage: 1. Auflage
Über den Autor
Christiane Gruber is Associate Professor of Islamic Art and Director of Graduate Studies in the Department of Art History at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Her research interests span medieval Islamic art to contemporary visual culture. She has authored two books on Islamic texts and images of the Prophet Muhammad's ascension and has edited several volumes on Islamic book arts, ascension texts and images, and visual and material culture.
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