Eros and Sexuality in Islamic Art
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Al Haytham
Amy S. Landau
Antoin Sevruguin
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Christiane J. Gruber
Contemporary Societies
cross-cultural eroticism
Cynthia Robinson
Duchesse De Montpensier
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Fahmida Suleman
Freer Gallery
gender representation
Ibn Al Haytham
iconography of desire
Irvin Cemil Schick
Islamic Art
Islamic Art History
Islamic visual culture
Khalili Collection
Kinsey Institute
Late Qajar
Lonely Obsession
Medieval Arab World
medieval art history
Mika Natif
Muslim World
Nineteenth Century Descriptions
Occidental Women
Opaque Watercolor
Palace Museum Library
Pederastic Love
Pen Box
Persian Painting
Recumbent Nude
religious imagery analysis
sexuality in Islamic painting
Shadow Puppet Theatre
Sultan Murad III
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Young Men
Product details
- ISBN 9781138270619
- Weight: 640g
- Dimensions: 174 x 246mm
- Publication Date: 14 Oct 2016
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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Dedicated to the topics of eroticism and sexuality in the visual production of the medieval and early modern Muslim world, this volume sheds light on the diverse socio-cultural milieus of erotic images, on the range of motivations that determined their production, and on the responses generated by their circulation. The articles revise what has been accepted as a truism in existing literature-that erotic motifs in the Islamic visual arts should be read metaphorically-offering, as an alternative, rigorous contextual and cultural analyses. Among the subjects discussed are male and female figures as sexualized objects; the spiritual dimensions of eroticism; licit versus illicit sexual practices; and the exotic and erotic ’others’ as a source of sensual delight. As the first systematic study on these themes in the field of Islamic art history, this volume fills a considerable gap and contributes to the lively debates on the nature and function of erotic and sexual images that have featured prominently in broader art-historical discussions in recent decades.
Francesca Leoni is the Yousef Jameel Curator of Islamic Art, Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology, University of Oxford, UK. Mika Natif is Assistant Curator of Islamic and Later Indian Art, Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art, Harvard Art Museums, USA.
