Les arts de l'Islam ne sont pas les arts d'une nation ni ceux d'un peuple, mais ceux d'une religion, l'Islam. Partis d'Arabie, ses croyants prosélytes surent conquérir, en quelques siècles, un territoire allant de l'océan Atlantique à l'océan Indien. Multiculturel et pluriethniq…
For millennia the collection, distribution and symbolism of water have played pivotal roles in the lands where Islam has flourished. This book is the first to address this important subject. A diverse spectrum of scholars covers a wide range of topics: from the revelation of Isl…
Rivers of paradise: water in Islamic art and culture
by Bloom, Jonathan, (Jonathan M.), Blair, Sheila, (Sheila S.), Virginia Commonwealth University., School of the Arts (Qatar), Hamad bin Khalifa Symposium on Islamic Art and Culture, Dawḥah, Qatar)
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For millennia the collection, distribution, and symbolism of water have played pivotal roles in the lands where Islam has flourished. This book is the first to address this important subject. A diverse spectrum of scholars covers a wide range of topics: from the revelation of Is…