Islamic images and ideas : essays on sacred symbolism /

Islamic images and ideas : essays on sacred symbolism / edited by John Andrew Morrow. - Jefferson, North Carolina ; London : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2014] - x, 277 pages ; 26 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Divine unity / John Andrew Morrow -- Creation / Anna Maria Martelli -- Wrath / Amar Sellam -- Justice / Hisham M. Ramadan -- The path / John Andrew Morrow -- Servitude / Mustapha Naoui Kheir -- Perfection / John Andrew Morrow -- The jinn / Anna Maria Martelli -- Intoxication / Matthew Long -- Fatimah / Bridget Blomfeld -- Water / Cyrus Ali Zargar -- The tree / Said Mentak -- The sea / Naglaa Saad M. Hassan -- The ship / Ssaid Mentak -- Food / Naglaa Saad M. Hassan -- The phallus / Mahdi Tourage -- Eyebrows / Aida Shahlar Gasimova -- The camel / Mohamed Elkouche -- Center / Hamza Zeghlache -- Ijtihad / Sayyed Hassan Vahdati Shobeiri -- Governance / Zahur Ahmed Choudhri and Zahid Shahab Ahmed -- Otherness / Mohamed Elkouche -- shura /Muhammad-Reza Fakhr-Rohani -- Arabic / John Andrew Morrow.

"These 24 studies on specific symbols, images and icons from the Muslim tradition authored by scholars from around the world. Divided into four sections, the Divine, the Spiritual, the Physical, and the Societal"--

9780786458486 (softcover : alk. paper)


Islamic art and symbolism.
Symbolism.
ISLAM

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