religious art, perception, and practice in Islam Elias, Jamal J. creator text bibliography Electronic books. mau Cambridge, Mass Harvard University Press 2012 monographic eng

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1 online resource (x, 404 p.) ill. Prologue: the promise of a meaningful image -- Representation, resemblance and religion -- The icon and the idol -- Iconoclasm, iconophobia and Islam -- Idols, icons and images in Islam -- Beauty, goodness, and wonder -- Alchemy, appearance and essence -- Dreams, visions and the imagination -- Sufism and the metaphysics of resemblance -- Words, pictures and signs -- Legibility, iconicity and monumental writing. Jamal J. Elias. Includes bibliographical references and index. Islam and art RELIGION / Islam / Theology BP190.5.A7 E45 2012 297.2/67 (DLC) 2012019627 0674067398 (electronic bk.) 9780674067394 (electronic bk.) http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=502787 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=502787 YDXCP 121114 20200709055644.0 ocn818143118