Beauty in Arabic culture (Record no. 32210)
[ view plain ]
| LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER | |
|---|---|
| LC control number | 98043118 |
| INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9781558761995 |
| DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Call number | 111.8509174927 BE BE |
| MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Authors | Behrens-Abouseif, Doris |
| TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Beauty in Arabic culture |
| Statement of responsibility, etc | Doris Behrens-Abouseif |
| PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication | Princeton, NJ : |
| Publisher | Markus Wiener Publishers, |
| Date | 1999. |
| PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | viii, 220 p. : |
| Other Details | ill. ; |
| Size | 24 cm. |
| SUMMARY | |
| Summary | 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. |
| SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Heading | Aesthetics, Arab |
| SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Heading | Civilization, Arab |
| SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Heading | Islamic civilization |
| ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS | |
| Uniform Resource Identifier | https://uowd.box.com/s/tsqzavy8bp2yk6o8uj6vo8g3trmvol9c |
| Public note | Location Map |
| MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| -- | 9201 |
| SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| -- | 9202 |
| SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| -- | 9203 |
| SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| -- | 9204 |
| Lost status | Source of classification or shelving scheme | Damaged status | Not for loan | Permanent location | Current location | Shelving location | Date acquired | Source of acquisition | Total Checkouts | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Date last borrowed | Price effective from | Koha item type | Public note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Wollongong in Dubai | University of Wollongong in Dubai | Main Collection | 2017-10-15 | AMAUK | 1 | 111.8509174927 BE BE | T0057558 | 2018-02-12 | 2017-10-23 | 2017-09-26 | REGULAR | July2018 |