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Author:
Shirazi, Faegheh, 1952- author.
Title:
Islamicate textiles : fashion, fabric, and ritual / Faegheh Shirazi.
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Visual ArtsBloomsbury Publishing Plc,
Copyright Date:
2023
Description:
ix, 197 pages : illustrations (cheifly color) ; 24 cm
Subject:
Islamic textile fabrics--Social aspects.
Material culture--Islamic countries.
Material culture.
Islamic countries.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Textiles and Symbols: A Melange 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.
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"-- Provided by publisher.
ISBN:
1350291269
9781350291263
1350291234
9781350291232
OCLC:
(OCoLC)1350843057
LCCN:
2022054111
Locations:
OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

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