Islamicate textiles

• Verfasst von: Shirazi, Faegheh [VerfasserIn]
• Titel: Islamicate textiles
• Titelzusatz: fashion, fabric, and ritual
• Verf.angabe: Faegheh Shirazi
• Verlagsort: London ; New York ; Oxford ; New Delhi ; Sydney
• Verlag: Bloomsbury Visual Arts
• Jahr: 2023
• Umfang: ix, 197 Seiten
• Illustrationen: Illustrationen
• Fussnoten: Includes bibliographical references and index
• ISBN: 978-1-350-29123-2
• ISBN: 978-1-350-29126-3
• Schlagwörter: (s)Islam / (s)Textilien
• Sprache: eng
• Bibliogr. Hinweis: Erscheint auch als : Online-Ausgabe: Shirazi, Faegheh, 1952 - : Islamicate textiles. - London : Bloomsbury Visual Arts, 2023. - 1 Online-Ressource (ix, 197 Seiten)
• RVK-Notation: LC 12335
• K10plus-PPN: 182322296X

Abstract

"Faegheh Shirazi discusses textiles' crucial role in ceremonial, ritual, and spiritual lives in many cultures as well as their economic and political role dating back to pre-Islamic times. With five chapters arranged thematically, rather than by region or historic era, this a unique and fascinating exploration of the function of textiles in the Islamic realm as a signifier of cultural practices across a vast geographic area"--