Picturing Islam: Art and Ethics in a Muslim Lifeworld

by Kenneth M. George

Picturing Islam: Art and Ethics in a Muslim Lifeworld explores issues of religion, nationalism, ethnicity, and globalization through the life and work of the prominent contemporary Indonesian artist Abdul Djalil Pirous.
Presents a unique addition to the anthropology of art and religion Demonstrates the impact of Islam, ethnicity, nationalism, and globalization on the work and life of an internationally recognized postcolonial artist Weaves together visual and narrative materials to tell an engrossing story of a cosmopolitan Muslim artist Looks at contemporary Islamic art and the way it has been produced in the world's largest Muslim nation, Indonesia

Genres: Art, Islam, Religion

192 pages, Paperback

First published December 17, 2009

Reviews

[Phillip]

TIGHTLY WRITTEN AND ARGUED. FOLLOWS ARTIST OVER TIME AND HIS ROLE AND EVOLUTION IN INDONESIAN ACEHNESE ISLAMIC ART. NEATLY INTEGRATES ARTWORK EXAMPLES INTO THEMATIC NARRATIVE AND HISTORICAL CONTEXT. EXCELLENT AND WELL WRITTEN CLEAR DESPITE COMPLEXITY. 4.25 / 5.0