Painting in Islam, a Study of the Place of Pictorial Art in Muslim Culture

by Thomas Walker Arnold

This book indicates the place of painting in the culture of the Islamic word, both in relation to those theological circles which condemned the practice of it, and to those persons who, disregarding the prohibitions of religion, consulted their own tastes in encouraging it. Contains over 60 illustrations.

256 pages, Paperback

First published December 1, 1928

About the author

Sir Thomas Walker Arnold (1864, Devonport, Devon – 1930) was an eminent British orientalist and historian of Islamic art who taught at MAO College, Aligarh Muslim University, then Aligarh College, and Government College University, Lahore. He was a friend of Sir Syed Ahmed Khan, and wrote his famous book "The preaching of Islam" at the insistence of Sir Syed. He was also the teacher of famous poet-philosopher Muhammad Iqbal, Syed Sulaiman Nadvi and a very close friend of Shibli Nomani who was also a teacher at Aligarh.

Reviews

[Iftekhar Mallick · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read it during my Graduate Sociology classes. It gave me some great insights to prepare my course project papers, "The Impact of Religion on Islamic Arts" and "Depiction of Prophets in Visual Art".