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__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 Content: Chapter 1 Becoming a Muslim Citizen and Artist (pages 15–38): Chapter 2 Revelations and Compulsions (pages 39–53): Chapter 3 Diptych – Making Art Islamic and Making Islamic Art Indonesian (pages 54–79): Chapter 4 Spiritual Notes in the Social World (pages 80–106): Chapter 5 Anguish, Betrayal, Uncertainty, and Faith (pages 107–131):

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Author
Kenneth M. George, Kenneth M. George
Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell (an imprint of John Wiley & Sons Ltd)
Published
2010
Language
EN
ISBN
9781444318272
Category
nonfiction
Subjects
Art, Religion, Memoir
Rating
4.22 / 5 (8 ratings)
Updated
2026-03-14

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