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Islamic Art and Architecture
ARHA280 SP
This course is a thematic introduction to the history of Islamic art and architecture from the time of the Prophet Muhammad through its seventeenth 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
Richard Bulliet, "Pottery Styles and Social Status in Medieval Khurasan" Barbara Brend, ISLAMIC ART Sheila R. Canby, PERSIAN PAINTING K.A.C. Creswall, EARLY MUSLIM ARCHITECTURE Richard M. Eaton, "Temple
Desecration and the Image of the Holy
Warrior in Indo-Muslim Historiography" Lisa Golombek, "The Draped Universe of Islam" Oleg Grabar, THE FORMATION OF ISLAMIC ART Marshall G.S. Hodgson, THE VENTURE OF ISLAM A.S. Melikian-Chirvani, "The Light of
Heaven and Earth: from the CHAHAR-TAQ
to the MIHRAB" Gulru Necipoglu, ARCHITECTURE, CEREMONIAL, AND POWER: THE TOPKAPI PALACE IN THE FIFTEENTH AND SIXTEENTH CENTURIES Andrew Rippin, MUSLIMS: THEIR RELIGIOUS BELIEFS AND PRACTICES Yasser Tabbaa, "The
Muqarnas Dome: its Origin and Meaning"
EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS
Three short essays, quiz, mid-term, and final. Regular attendance and reading of all assigned materials.
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS
Unless preregistered students attend the first class meeting or communicate directly with the instructor prior to the first class, they will be dropped from the class list. NOTE: Students must still submit a completed
Drop/Add form to the Registrar's
Office.
COURSE FORMAT:
Lecture
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Level:
UGRD
Credit:
1
Gen Ed Area Dept:
HA ART
Grading Mode:
Graded
Prerequisites:
NONE
Last Updated on MAR-24-2000
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