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Academic Year 2003/2004
Islamic Art and Architecture
ARHA 280 SP
This course is a thematic introduction to the history of Islamic art and architecture from the time of the Prophet Muhammad through its 17th-century culmination in the period of the great Islamic empires of the Ottomans,
Safavids, and Mughals. All major genres of Islamic art will be considered including religious and secular architecture, the arts of the book (calligraphy and painting) and decorative arts. Some of the broader issues to
be
examined include the allegedly anti-iconic nature of Islamic art; relations between Islamic art and preexisting traditions in territories absorbed by Islam (Byzantine, Persian, Central Asian, Indian); and the problem of
what
makes Islamic art Islamic.
MAJOR READINGS
Jonathan Bloom and Sheila Blair, ISLAMIC ART
George Michell, ARCHITECTURE OF THE ISLAMIC WORLD: ITS HISTORY AND SOCIAL MEANING
K.A.C. Creswall, EARLY MUSLIM ARCHITECTURE
Oleg Grabar, MOSTLY MINIATURES: AN
INTRODUCTION TO PERSIAN
PAINTING
Oleg Grabar, THE FORMATION OF ISLAMIC ART
Marshall G.S. Hodgson, THE VENTURE OF ISLAM
Andrew Rippin, MUSLIMS: THEIR RELIGIOUS BELIEFS AND PRACTICES
EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS
Two short essays, quiz, mid-term, and final. Regular attendance and reading of all assigned materials.
COURSE FORMAT:
Lecture/Discussion
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Level:
UGRD
Credit:
1
Gen Ed Area Dept:
HA ART
Grading Mode:
Graded
Prerequisites:
NONE
SECTION 01
- Instructor(s): Wagoner,Phillip B.
- Times: ...W.F. 02:40PM-04:00PM; Location: DAC100
- Reserved Seats: (Total Limit: 25)
- SR. major: 6 Jr. major: 6
- SR. non-major: 3 Jr. non-major: 3 SO: 4 FR: 3
Special Attributes:
- Curricular Renewal: Reading Non-Verbal Texts
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Last Updated on MAR-19-2004
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