The Art of Orientation

Name: The Art of Orientation
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SKU: 9783777435930
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An Exploration of the Mosque Through Objects

By Idries Trevathan and Mona Jalhami and Murdo MacLeod and Mona Mansour

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The Art of Orientation delves into the cultural history and significance of the mosque through 125 artefacts from across the Islamic world. Through essays by leading Arab and international authors, the book offers a fresh, contemporary interpretation that interweaves concepts, histories, and ideas. It traces the development of mosques from the prophet's original mud-brick structure in Medina to the grand stone buildings of Cairo and Istanbul, featuring objects such as pulpits, prayer rugs, lamps and manuscripts.
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This book is ideal for readers interested in Islamic art, religious studies, cultural history and architecture, as well as those keen to gain a deeper understanding of mosque heritage and its visual culture through scholarly yet accessible writing.

History, meaning and functions of the mosque through 125 fascinating objects

The Art of Orientation explores the mosque through 125 artefacts from across the Islamic world. It employs an original and contemporary approach by incorporating essays by leading Arab and international authors, which provide a fresh interpretation of the cultural history behind the shown objects by interweaving concepts, histories and ideas.

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The Art of Orientation explores the mosque through 125 artefacts from across the Islamic world. It employs an original and contemporary approach by incorporating essays by leading Arab and international authors, which provide a fresh interpretation of the cultural history behind the shown objects by interweaving concepts, histories, and ideas.

The publication is a tribute to the mosque and an exploration of its origins, meanings, and functions through a careful selection of artefacts, including intricate and striking pulpits, prayer rugs, lamps, and manuscripts. The book examines the progression from the humble mud-brick structure of the prophet's first mosque in Medina to the imposing stone mosques of Cairo and Istanbul.

It includes contributions from a range of highly acclaimed international scholars. Personalised and insightful, they present these masterpieces of Islamic art in an entertaining and accessible way.

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Praised for filling a gap in contextual information about mosques and their multiple roles beyond worship, The Art of Orientation provides insightful essays that explore the artistic and social histories of mosque artefacts. Reviewers highlight its engaging approach to understanding mosque spaces through objects rather than architecture, making the cultural significance accessible and entertaining.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9783777435930

Publisher: Hirmer Verlag

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 28 January 2021

Country: Germany

Imprint: Hirmer Verlag

Illustration: 200 Illustrations

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 240.0mm

Height: 300.0mm

Weight: 1780g

Pages: 300

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Idries Trevathan Mona Jalhami Mona Mansour Murdo MacLeod Non-Fiction Religion & Spirituality

About the Author

Idries Trevathan and Mona AlJalhami are curators of Islamic art at the King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture (Ithra) in Dhahran Saudi Arabia. They are responsible for bringing together the exhibition Shatr Almasjid: The Art of Orientation, which this book accompanies. Murdo MacLeod is an editorial photographer based in Scotland. Mona Mansour is an Arab-American playwright based in New York