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Beauty in Arabic Culture (Princeton Series on the Middle East)

Paperback • 1905 • English

Beauty in Arabic Culture (Princeton Series on the Middle East)

By Doris Behrens-Abouseif

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About the book

Arabic Islamic thought allowed the development of autonomous norms of beauty that were independent of moral or religious criteria. The artistic work was viewed separately from the divine scheme and was free of metaphysical associations. Beauty, however, had a significant place in religious thought. The Arab-Muslim tradition views the beauty of the universe, emphasized in the Koran, and the literary superiority of the Koranic text itself as compelling evidence for the divine hand. Under the influ...Show more

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9781558761995

Publisher

Marcus Wiener Publishers

Published year

1905

Language

English

Original title

Beauty in Arabic Culture (Princeton Series on the Middle East)

Format

Paperback

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