Über dieses Produkt

Product Identifiers

PublisherSTATE University of New York Press

ISBN-100887061753

ISBN-139780887061752

eBay Product ID (ePID)591941

Product Key Features

Number of Pages240 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameIslamic Art and Spirituality

SubjectMiddle Eastern, General

Publication Year1987

TypeTextbook

AuthorSeyyed Hossein Nasr

Subject AreaArt, Religion

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height1 in

Item Weight10.6 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width6 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN85-014737

Dewey Edition19

Grade FromCollege Graduate Student

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal700/.917/671

Table Of ContentPreface Introduction I The Relation between Islamic Art and Islamic Spirituality Art and the Sacred II The Spiritual Message of Islamic Calligraphy III The Principle of Unity and the Sacred Architecture of Islam IV Sacred Art in Persian Culture Literature V Metaphysics, Logic and Poetry in the Orient VI The Flight of Birds to Union: Meditations upon 'Attar's Mantiq al-tayr VII Rumi, Supreme Poet and Sage VIII Rumi and the Sufi Tradition Music IX Islam and Music X The Influence of Sufism on Traditional Persian Music The Plastic Arts XI The World of Imagination and the Concept of Space in the Persian Miniature XII The Significance of the Void in Islamic Art Postscript The Spiritual Message of Islamic Art List of monochrome plates List of coloured plates Index

SynopsisWith remarkable breadth of vision, Seyyed Hossein Nasr reveals for both Western and Muslim readers how each art form in the islamic tradition is based upon a science of nature concerned, not with the outer appearance of things, but with their inner reality. Ranging across calligraphy, painting, architecture, literature, music, and the plastic arts, Nasr penetrates to the inner dimension of Islam and shows the role art plays in the life of individual Muslims and the community as a whole--the role of inspiring the remembrance and contemplation of God. Once the author establishes art as an aid and support to the spiritual life, he traces the creative act to its ultimate source: inner knowledge and barakah, or grace, which make the crystallization of inner realities in form and space and time possible. Through this knowledge and grace, the author asserts, unity manifests upon the plane of multiplicity, making archetypal realities perceivable by the senses. Through this knowledge and grace, art functions as a ladder for the journey of the soul from the visible to the invisible. How Islamic art leads man to the inner chamber of divine revelation forms the substance of much of this important work. An especially close look is given to the Sufi tradition within Islam, for its mystical teachers have often clearly demonstrated in their works the spiritual significance of beauty and served as the source of inspiration for art. By rediscovering the root of art in the Islamic tradition, Seyyed Hossein Nasr opens doors to new dimensions of unity which have seemingly been obscured in recent Western art. In so doing, he extends the significance of this book beyond the Islamic belief system to touch the hearts and creative impulses of readers from all traditions., With remarkable breadth of vision, Seyyed Hossein Nasr reveals for both Western and Muslim readers how each art form in the islamic tradition is based upon a science of nature concerned, not with the outer appearance of things, but with their inner reality. Ranging across calligraphy, painting, architecture, literature, music, and the plastic arts, Nasr penetrates to the inner dimension of Islam and shows the role art plays in the life of individual Muslims and the community as a whole-the role of inspiring the remembrance and contemplation of God. Once the author establishes art as an aid and support to the spiritual life, he traces the creative act to its ultimate source: inner knowledge and barakah, or grace, which make the crystallization of inner realities in form and space and time possible. Through this knowledge and grace, the author asserts, unity manifests upon the plane of multiplicity, making archetypal realities perceivable by the senses. Through this knowledge and grace, art functions as a ladder for the journey of the soul from the visible to the invisible. How Islamic art leads man to the inner chamber of divine revelation forms the substance of much of this important work. An especially close look is given to the Sufi tradition within Islam, for its mystical teachers have often clearly demonstrated in their works the spiritual significance of beauty and served as the source of inspiration for art. By rediscovering the root of art in the Islamic tradition, Seyyed Hossein Nasr opens doors to new dimensions of unity which have seemingly been obscured in recent Western art. In so doing, he extends the significance of this book beyond the Islamic belief system to touch the hearts and creative impulses of readers from all traditions.

LC Classification NumberNX688.A4N37 1987