Screen LibraryIslamicate textiles : fashion, fabric, and ritual /
"Faegheh Shirazi discusses textiles' crucial role in ceremonial, ritual, and spiritual lives in many cultures as well as their economic and political role dating back to pre-Islamic times. With five chapters arranged thematically, rather than by region or historic era, this a unique and fa...
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Bloomsbury Visual Arts, Bloomsbury Publishing Plc,
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| Publisher Address: | London, UK : |
| Publication Dates: | 2023. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: |
"Faegheh Shirazi discusses textiles' crucial role in ceremonial, ritual, and spiritual lives in many cultures as well as their economic and political role dating back to pre-Islamic times. With five chapters arranged thematically, rather than by region or historic era, this a unique and fascinating exploration of the function of textiles in the Islamic realm as a signifier of cultural practices across a vast geographic area"-- |
| Carrier Form: | ix, 197 pages : illustrations (cheifly color) ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [181]-188) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781350291232 1350291234 9781350291263 1350291269 |
| Index Number: | NK8808 |
| CLC: | J533.1-05 |
| Call Number: | J533.1-05/S558 |
| Contents: | Textiles and Symbols: A Mélange of Cultural Signifiers -- Talismanic Textiles: Gender, Status, and the Supernatural -- The Politicization of Textiles: Colonialism to the Present -- Refugees and Displaced Persons: A Textile Signature -- Textiles and Death Rituals in Islamicate Societies. |