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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.

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Author:   D.Behrens- Abouseif
Publisher:   Markus Wiener Publishing Inc
Imprint:   Markus Wiener Publishing Inc
Edition:   illustrated Edition
Dimensions:   Width: 16.10cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 23.00cm
Weight:   0.476kg
ISBN:  

9781558761988

ISBN 10:   1558761985
Pages:   268
Publication Date:   31 July 1999
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In stock  
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Doris Behrens-Abouseif, University of Munich and visiting professor at Harvard University, is the author of several books on Islamic architecture and social history.

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