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| | Islamic Art History Encyclopedia Article, Definition, History, Biography |
 | | Islamic art throughout history has been mainly abstract and decorative, portraying geometric, floral, Arabesque, and calligraphic designs. | | | Islamic art is centered usually around Allah, since Allah cannot be expressed into imagery, ["All you believe him to be, he is not"-Islamic Saying] geometrical patterns are used.similair to the Arabesque style, which also involves repeating geometrical patterns but are used to express ideals of order and nature. | | | Islamic art is the art of Islamic people, cultures, and countries. |
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http://www.dirtyart.com/encyclopedia/Islamic_art_history
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| | BRIEF HISTORY OF ISLAMIC ART |
| | That is, this style of art called Islamic, was produced in many different geographic regions whose diverse cultures were unified through the religion of Islam. | | | The Islamic religion still forbids the representation of figures and so, naturally, to call any art which contains figural representation "Islamic", is erroneous and offensive to Moslems (believers). | | | The Islamic Hadith or Traditions forbade the use of animal or human figures from religious art. |
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http://www.youngartists.com/islamic.htm
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| | Islamic History and Civilisation, Islam in the West today |
| | This excellent multimedia introduction to the first millennium of Islamic history, developed by the Department of History, University of Calgary outlines Muslim beliefs and practices, as well as the history of the Islamic world from the 7th to the 17th centuries, including the expansion of the Islamic empires of Asia, Africa, and Europe. | | | Historical re-enactments and a remarkable exposition of Islamic art, artifacts and architecture are combined with interviews with scholars to recount the rise of early Islamic civilization. | | | The two-and-a-half-hour program tells the story of the great sweep of Islamic power and faith during its first 1,000 years — from the birth of the prophet Muhammad to the peak of the Ottoman Empire under the reign of Suleyman the Magnificent. |
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http://www.islamfortoday.com/history.htm
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| | Islamic Art - Early Islamic Period: History |
| | This was also a critical period for the evolution of Islamic art, one in which a distinctive style and new techniques were introduced and disseminated throughout the empire. | | | The Islamic empire now extended from the Atlantic Ocean to the Indus River, with Damascus as its capital, Arabic its official language, and Islam its principal religion. | | | There, in 762, they founded Baghdad as the new capital of the Islamic state. |
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http://www.lacma.org/islamic_art/eip.htm
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| | ART HISTORY RESOURCES: Part 7 Art of the Middle Ages |
| | Breviary of Martin of Aragon, 15th Century (BNF, ROTH 2529) | | | The Islamic Collection, from the 7th to the 19th centuries (in the David Collection, Copenhagen) | | | Islamic Art in the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York |
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http://witcombe.sbc.edu/ARTHmedieval.html
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| | NES 257 |
| | A survey of Islamic history from the lifetime of the Prophet to the Mongol conquest of Baghdad. | | | Islamic art by the contemporary artist Ali al-Bedah--quite beautiful. | | | Primary sources for the study of early Islamic History. |
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http://instruct1.cit.cornell.edu/Courses/nes257/nes.html
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| | Islamic Arts and Architecture Organization |
| | "Islam Empire of Faith" Video/DVD, Book, and Web site present as broad a portrait of Islamic art and culture as possible, in order to show the great diversity as well as the fundamental unity of Islamic civilization in its long and varied history. | | | Islamic Arts and Architecture (IAAO) is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing information on arts and architecture. | | | With a strong commitment to research and service, IAAO strives to offer a Web presentation of the highest quality and to promote the awareness of Islamic arts as a humanistic study, recognizing the inter-relationship between the arts and other academic disciplines... |
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http://www.islamicart.com
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| | ART HISTORY RESOURCES: Part 7 Art of the Middle Ages |
| | Breviary of Martin of Aragon, 15th Century (BNF, ROTH 2529) | | | The Islamic Collection, from the 7th to the 19th centuries (in the David Collection, Copenhagen) | | | Islamic Art in the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York |
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http://witcombe.sbc.edu/ARTHmedieval.html
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| | Islamic History and Civilisation, Islam in the West today |
| | This excellent multimedia introduction to the first millennium of Islamic history, developed by the Department of History, University of Calgary outlines Muslim beliefs and practices, as well as the history of the Islamic world from the 7th to the 17th centuries, including the expansion of the Islamic empires of Asia, Africa, and Europe. | | | Historical re-enactments and a remarkable exposition of Islamic art, artifacts and architecture are combined with interviews with scholars to recount the rise of early Islamic civilization. | | | The two-and-a-half-hour program tells the story of the great sweep of Islamic power and faith during its first 1,000 years — from the birth of the prophet Muhammad to the peak of the Ottoman Empire under the reign of Suleyman the Magnificent. |
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http://www.islamfortoday.com/history.htm
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| | SOCIAL STUDIES LINKS |
| | American Rhetoric--Top 100 Speeches of the 20th Century | | | Timeline of Art History --from the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York--a valuable resource complete through 1600 but added to daily. | | | Islam, Islamic Studies, Arabic, Religion --from the University of Georgia, a valuable set of links to information and materials. |
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http://home.gwi.net/brhs/socst.html
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| | Islamic History and Civilisation, Islam in the West today |
| | This excellent multimedia introduction to the first millennium of Islamic history, developed by the Department of History, University of Calgary outlines Muslim beliefs and practices, as well as the history of the Islamic world from the 7th to the 17th centuries, including the expansion of the Islamic empires of Asia, Africa, and Europe. | | | Historical re-enactments and a remarkable exposition of Islamic art, artifacts and architecture are combined with interviews with scholars to recount the rise of early Islamic civilization. | | | The two-and-a-half-hour program tells the story of the great sweep of Islamic power and faith during its first 1,000 years — from the birth of the prophet Muhammad to the peak of the Ottoman Empire under the reign of Suleyman the Magnificent. |
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http://www.islamfortoday.com/history.htm
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| | ART HISTORY RESOURCES: Part 5 Ancient Rome |
| | Ancient and Islamic Art in the collection of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art | | | Timelines of Art History: The World (BC/BCE) (Mike Gunther), with a link to | | | Roman Architecture (part of 40 Centuries of Architecture, through Thais) |
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http://witcombe.sbc.edu/ARTHrome.html
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| | Norma Jones - An Artist's Home on the Web: Art History Timeline |
| | , art produced in England by invading Germanic peoples from the 7th century to the Norman conquest in 1066. | | | , artwork of the Copts, or Egyptian Christians, from the 3rd to the 12th century | | | Gothic style - 12th to16th centuries (The International Gothic style emerged by the end of the 14th century) |
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http://members.fortunecity.com/njones/timeline1.html
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| | ART HISTORY RESOURCES: Part 16 Asian Art |
| | Korean Buddhist Sculpture (5th - 9th century A.D.) | | | A 12th Century Cloth Painting from Ancient Bagan (Dr.Khin Maung Nyunt) | | | Zen Gardens, especially the historic gardens of Kyoto (Clifton Olds, Professor of Art History, Bowdoin College) |
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http://witcombe.sbc.edu/ARTHLinks3.html
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| | Kamat's Potpourri: Timeline of Indian Art |
| | Timeline of India --Whole of India's history on one page | | | Paintings, Architecture and Fine Art in India Through the Centuries | | | Living with Art with Core Concepts CD-ROM v2.5 w/ Timeline --Book |
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http://www.kamat.com/kalranga/art/timeline.htm
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| | Islamic Art Indroduction |
| | For an American audience a visit to the Islamic galleries of a museum such as the Los Angeles County Museum of Art can represent the first step toward penetrating the history of a religion and a culture that are often in the news but are little understood. | | | From the fourteenth century onward, especially in eastern Islamic lands, the arts of the book provide the best documentation of courtly patronage. | | | This preoccupation with beautiful writing extended to all arts—including secular manuscripts; inscriptions on palaces; and those applied to metalwork, pottery, stone, glass, wood, and textiles—and to non-Arabic-speaking peoples within the Islamic commonwealth whose languages—such as Persian, Turkish, and Urdu—were written in the Arabic script. |
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http://www.lacma.org/islamic_art/intro.htm
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| | Course Readings: Arabian/Islamic Literature & culture |
| | A Brief Chronology of Muslim History: A chronological listing of important events in the history of Islam from the 6th to 20th centuries C.E. Glossary of Islamic Terms: If you've run across some Islamic terms you don't know, try looking them up in this concise glossary. | | | Don't forget to take a look at the illuminated manuscripts of the Qur'an and other artifacts of Islamic material culture. | | | The Islam Page: An extensive and comprehensive listing of online resources on Islamic culture and religion, with special sections covering topics such as Women and Islam, The Qur'an, Islamic History and Arabic Dictionaries. |
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http://www-learning.berkeley.edu/wciv/ugis55a/readings/islam.html
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| | Islamic Tradition |
| | Mostly non-partisan cyber-portal Islamic resources on the WWW offers quick access to sites concerned with basic beliefs (5 pillars), art, history and science, Muhammad, Qur'an, tradition, Sunnah and inter-faith relations. | | | Cyber-guide designed for westerners provides extensive hyper-linked resources on basic beliefs, Islamic history and civilizations, companions of Muhammed, women in Islam, and topics of current concern (attack on America, terrorism, extremism and fundamentalism, plight of women under the Taliban). | | | Non-sectarian searchable library of internet resources includes links to electronic publications about the Islamic world and history, Muslim beliefs and practices, organizations and social issues, historic mosques and Islamic relations with other religions. |
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http://www.virtualreligion.net/vri/islam.html
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| | Medieval Islamic Civilization: An Encyclopedia |
| | This important two-volume work contains over 700 alphabetically arranged entries, contributed and signed by international scholars and experts in fields such as Arabic languages, Arabic literature, architecture, art history, history, history of science, Islamic arts, Islamic studies, Middle Eastern studies, Near Eastern studies, politics, religion, Semitic studies, theology, and more. | | | This reference provides an exhaustive and vivid portrait of Islamic civilization including the many scientific, artistic, and religious developments as well as all aspects of daily life and culture. | | | From the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus to Christian merchants and the Qur'an to Fatima bint Muhammad, Medieval Islamic Civilization brings together in one authoritative resource all aspects of Islamic civilization during the Middle Ages. |
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http://www.routledge-ny.com/middleages/islamic/index.html
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| | Islamic History and Civilisation, Islam in the West today |
| | This excellent multimedia introduction to the first millennium of Islamic history, developed by the Department of History, University of Calgary outlines Muslim beliefs and practices, as well as the history of the Islamic world from the 7th to the 17th centuries, including the expansion of the Islamic empires of Asia, Africa, and Europe. | | | Historical re-enactments and a remarkable exposition of Islamic art, artifacts and architecture are combined with interviews with scholars to recount the rise of early Islamic civilization. | | | The two-and-a-half-hour program tells the story of the great sweep of Islamic power and faith during its first 1,000 years — from the birth of the prophet Muhammad to the peak of the Ottoman Empire under the reign of Suleyman the Magnificent. |
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http://www.islamfortoday.com/history.htm
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| | Islamic Arts and Architecture Organization |
| | "Islam Empire of Faith" Video/DVD, Book, and Web site present as broad a portrait of Islamic art and culture as possible, in order to show the great diversity as well as the fundamental unity of Islamic civilization in its long and varied history. | | | PBS produced one of the best multimedia presentation about Islam -- arts, faith, and culture. | | | Islamic Arts and Architecture (IAAO) is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing information on arts and architecture. |
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http://www.islamicart.com
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| | AT&T Worldnet Service - Directory |
| | History of the Buddhist councils, which have been periodically convened since the Buddha's death, primarily for the purpose of ensuring the accuracy of the record of the Buddha's teachings. | | | The Buddhist History of Muktinath /Chumig Gyatsa on the Muktinath website with information about all aspects regarding the Hindu and Buddhist ancient pilgrimage place Muktinath at the Annapurna trekking route in Nepal, incl. | | | The Buddhist History of Muktinath /Chumig Gyatsa - http://www.muktinath.org/muktinath/hist.htm |
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http://www.att.net/cgi-bin/webdrill?catkey=gwd/Top/Society/Religion_and_Spirituality/Buddhism/History
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| | Islam |
| | His book, which represents the first sustained attempt to map the history of Islamic reflection on this obligation, covers the origins of Muslim thinking about `forbidding wrong', the relevant doctrinal developments over the centuries in all the major Islamic sects and schools, and its significance in Sunni and Shiite thought today. | | | Scarcely less useful and informative are short sections on Islamic art, medicine, science, and architecture and hints for dialog between Islam and other religious traditions. | | | The most striking exception is found in the Islamic tradition, where `commanding right and forbidding wrong' is a central moral tenet already mentioned in the Koran. |
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http://www.sirreadalot.org/islam/islamR.htm
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| | Efforts to establish Islamic studies program gain ground: 10/02 |
| | Although funding for two new faculty positions in Islamic studies has not been finalized, Associate Dean Bob Gregg, professor of religious studies, said it is expected that the university will support a new faculty position in religious studies and a second in a field such as political science, anthropology, comparative literature, art or history. | | | In addition to the faculty positions, a program in Islamic studies could include graduate fellowships, improved language instruction and library resources, and an overall administrative structure to give the initiative a "home," said Professor Carl Bielefeldt, chair of the Department of Religious Studies. | | | Until that happens, the university is responding by offering a range of related courses in religious studies, law, history, political science and international relations. |
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http://www.stanford.edu/group/news/pr/02/mideast109.html
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| | Islamic and Arabic word definitions - Glossary of Terms specifically words starting with the letters D E and F |
| | Fatimids - Was a major dynasty in mediaeval Islamic history flourishing in North Africa from 297 AH to 567 AH in Egypt (909-1171 AD). | | | It was the Almoravid period which was the great one for the development of Islamic art and architecture: this is to be seen most notably in the enlargement and decoration of the al-Qarawiyyin Mosque which is a superb monument to the skills of Hispano-Moorish art in the Almoravid period. | | | His major contribution to Islamic metaphysics was his development of the doctrine of essence and existence. |
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http://www.islamic-paths.org/Home/English/Glossary/DEF.htm
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| | Proposal for an Exhibition on Islamic Science and Technology |
| | For example, some Muslims would argue that "Islamic science" is not a valid concept, any more than "Islamic art", their reasoning being that science in medieval Islamic civilization was not inspired by or part of the religion of Islam. | | | As it was, only a richly-illustrated "coffee-table book" on Islamic science, singularly weak on historical facts, was published, and beyond the superb illustrations this book was a major disappointment for the history of Islamic science. | | | Extensive sections of this were devoted to Islamic science in all of its manifestations, but the richly documented catalogue was not ready in time, the organizers ran out of funds, and the catalogue was never published. |
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http://www.unesco.org/pao/exhib/islam2.htm
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| | Religious and Cultural Symbols in Art - Frequently Asked Questions - Symbols, Christian, Jewish, Buddhist, Hindu, Islamic |
| | A descriptive/history note label is affixed to the back of each art plaque. | | | Religious and Cultural Symbols in Art- Frequently Asked Questions - Symbols, Christian, Jewish, Buddhist, Hindu, Islamic | | | Great attention is placed on the research of each of the "Symbols in Art" designs. |
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http://www.sumon.com/faq.html
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