Islam through Objects

Name: Islam through Objects
Brand: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Islam through Objects represents the state of the field of Islamic material cultural studies. With contributions from scholars of religion, anthropologists, art historians, folklorists, historians, and other disciplines, Anna Bigelow brings together a wide range of perspectives on Islamic materiality to debunk myths of Islamic aversion to material aspects of religion.\n Each chapter focuses on a single object in daily use by Muslims\u2014prayer beads, coins, amulets, a cistern well, clothing, jewellery, bodily and domestic adornments\u2014to consider both generic and particular aspects of the object in question. These narratives will engage the reader by describing and analyzing each object in terms of its provenance, materials, uses, and history, as well as the broader history, variety and uses of\n\nIslam through Objects\n\nFree UK delivery on this item.\n\nThis brand new item is available with free UK delivery using Royal Mail tracked services.\n\nPlease note that the price advert;