Taşkent, Ayşe

A Review on Islamic Art and Orientalist Approaches - I –in the Context of the Articles by Arnold, Creswell and Grabar–

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Orientalist art historians discussed Islam’s attitude towards art and especially towards figurative representation in the context of iconoclasm and aniconism, whereas the Muslim world assessed the matter with a theological perspective and in the scope of Islamic prohibitions and traditions. This paper is an evaluation of three articles by Thomas Arnold, K.A.C. Creswell and Oleg Grabar. Dealing with Islamic art and figurative representation in Islamic art, these articles, regarded as main sources of reference in this field, reflect the methodologies of the authors. In their articles these three art historians have dealt with Islamic art and figurative representation under the following chapters: Art in pre-Islamic Arabia; the influence of conquests, Christian and Jewish art, and pre-Islamic civilizations on Islamic art; approaching art in the light of Quran and hadiths; representation in early Islamic monuments; psychological effects in Islamic art.

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Thomas Arnold , K. A. C. Creswell , Oleg Grabar , Islamic art , depiction ban in Islam , iconoclasm , orientalism

Turkish journal of sociology

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