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Title: Water, Islam and Art
Condition: New
Subtitle: Drop by Drop Life Falls from the Sky
Author: Alessandro Vanoli
Format: Paperback
EAN: 9788836643479
ISBN: 9788836643479
Publisher: Silvana
Genre: Arts & Photography
Topic: Philosophy & Spirituality
Release Date: 24/07/2019
Description: Water belongs to our most profound dreams: it evokes motherhood, cleanliness, purity, sensuality, and death. Naturally, this is true for every civilisation, but in Islam this series of ideas found its most profound meaning, turning water into one of the cornerstones of human existence: a cornerstone that is both spiritual as well as social and aesthetic. Statements in the Koran and subsequent literature illustrate the historic development of the many roles and meanings of water and the incarnation of its significance in Islamic art and craftsmanship.This volume tells a story through images, artefacts, books, and miniatures: technology, everyday life, and art, which for centuries mirrored one another in the many ways of enjoying and using water.
Language: English
Number of Pages: 240
Country/Region of Manufacture: IT
Item Height: 280mm
Item Length: 240mm
Release Year: 2019

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