1. Edition - December 2009
71.90 Euro
2009. 184 Pages, Hardcover
ISBN-10: 1-4051-2958-1
ISBN-13: 978-1-4051-2958-9 - John Wiley & Sons






Sample Chapter

Detailed description
Picturing Islam: Art and Ethics in a Muslim Lifeworld explores issues of religion, nationalism, ethnicity, and globalization through the life and work of the prominent contemporary Indonesian artist Abdul Djalil Pirous.
* Presents a unique addition to the anthropology of art and religion
* Demonstrates the impact of Islam, ethnicity, nationalism, and globalization on the work and life of an internationally recognized postcolonial artist
* Weaves together visual and narrative materials to tell an engrossing story of a cosmopolitan Muslim artist
* Looks at contemporary Islamic art and the way it has been produced in the world's largest Muslim nation, Indonesia

From the contents
Preface

Acknowledgments

Note on Qur'anic Verse

Guide to Indonesian Spelling and Pronunciation

Introduction: Picturing Islam

Chapter 1: Becoming a Muslim Citizen and Artist

Chapter 2: Revelations and Compulsions

Chapter 3: Diptych--Making Art Islamic and Making Islamic Art Indonesian

Part 1: Making Art Islamic

Part 2: Making Islamic Art Indonesian

Chapter 4: Spiritual Notes in the Social World

Chapter 5: Anguish, Betrayal, Uncertainty, and Faith

Conclusion: A Retrospective

Afterword: Choosing a Frame

References

Index.