Aisha’s Cushion - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Aisha’s Cushion write by Jamal J. Elias. This book was released on 2012-11-15. Aisha’s Cushion available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Media coverage of the Danish cartoon crisis and the destruction of the Buddhas of Bamiyan left Westerners with a strong impression that Islam does not countenance depiction of religious imagery. Jamal J. Elias corrects this view by revealing the complexity of Islamic attitudes toward representational religious art. Aisha’s Cushion emphasizes Islam’s perceptual and intellectual modes and in so doing offers the reader both insight into Islamic visual culture and a unique way of seeing the world. Aisha’s Cushion evaluates the controversies surrounding blasphemy and iconoclasm by exploring Islamic societies at the time of Muhammad and the birth of Islam; during early contact between Arab Muslims and Byzantine Christians; in medieval Anatolia and India; and in modern times. Elias’s inquiry then goes further, to situate Islamic religious art in a global context. His comparisons with Christian, Jewish, Buddhist, and Hindu attitudes toward religious art show them to be as contradictory as those of Islam. Contemporary theories about art’s place in society inform Elias’s investigation of how religious objects have been understood across time and in different cultures. Elias contends that Islamic perspectives on representation and perception should be sought not only in theological writings or aesthetic treatises but in a range of Islamic works in areas as diverse as optics, alchemy, dreaming, calligraphy, literature, vehicle and home decoration, and Sufi metaphysics. Unearthing shades of meaning in Islamic thought throughout history, Elias offers fresh insight into the relations among religion, art, and perception across a broad range of cultures.
Aisha's Cushion
Aisha's Cushion - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Aisha's Cushion write by Jamal J. Elias. This book was released on 2012-11-15. Aisha's Cushion available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Westerners have a strong impression that Islam does not allow religious imagery. Elias corrects this view. Unearthing shades of meaning in Islamic thought throughout history, he argues that Islamic perspectives on representation and perception should be sought in diverse areas such as optics, alchemy, dreaming, vehicle decoration, Sufi metaphysics.
The Lives of Muhammad
The Lives of Muhammad - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Lives of Muhammad write by Kecia Ali. This book was released on 2014-10-07. The Lives of Muhammad available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Kecia Ali delves into the many ways the Prophet’s life story has been told from the earliest days of Islam to the present, by both Muslims and non-Muslims. Emphasizing the major transformations since the nineteenth century, she shows that far from being mutually opposed, these various perspectives have become increasingly interdependent.
Islam and the Future of Tolerance
Islam and the Future of Tolerance - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Islam and the Future of Tolerance write by Sam Harris. This book was released on 2015-10-06. Islam and the Future of Tolerance available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. “A civil but honest dialogue...As illuminating as it is fascinating.” —Ayaan Hirsi Ali Is Islam a religion of peace or war? Is it amenable to reform? Why do so many Muslims seem to be drawn to extremism? And what do words like jihadism and fundamentalism really mean? In a world riven by misunderstanding and violence, Sam Harris—a famous atheist—and Maajid Nawaz—a former radical—demonstrate how two people with very different religious views can find common ground and invite you to join in an urgently needed conversation. “How refreshing to read an honest yet affectionate exchange between the Islamist-turned-liberal-Muslim Maajid Nawaz and the neuroscientist who advocates mindful atheism, Sam Harris...Their back-and-forth clarifies multiple confusions that plague the public conversation about Islam.” —Irshad Manji, New York Times Book Review “It is sadly uncommon, in any era, to find dialogue based on facts and reason—but even more rarely are Muslim and non-Muslim intellectuals able to maintain critical distance on broad questions about Islam. Which makes Islam and the Future of Tolerance something of a unicorn...Most conversations about religion are marked by the inability of either side to listen, but here, at last, is a proper debate.” —New Statesman
Written in the Stars
Written in the Stars - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Written in the Stars write by Aisha Saeed. This book was released on 2015. Written in the Stars available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. "Naila's vacation to visit relatives in Pakistan turns into a nightmare when she discovers her parents want to force her to marry a man she's never met"--
