Muthanna / Mirror Writing in Islamic Calligraphy: History, Theory, and Aesthetics 0253049202, 9780253049209

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Beauty and Islam Aesthetics in Islamic Art 1860646913, 9781860646911

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Georg Lukács and Critical Theory: Aesthetics, History, Utopia 9781399502436

Reflects the extraordinary scope and topicality of Lukács and Frankfurt School thought Builds on author’s decades of res

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Inventions in Reading and Writing: From Calligraphy to E-Readers [1 ed.] 9781502623003, 9781502622990

The earliest civilizations developed writing systems in order to keep records. Since then, writing has evolved to become

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The mirror of Herodotus: the representation of the other in the writing of history 9780520264236, 9780520054875

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Chinese Script: History, Characters, Calligraphy 9780231543736

Sinologist Thomas O. Höllmann explains the development of the Chinese writing system and its importance in literature, r

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Aesthetics and Analysis in Writing on Religion: Modern Fascinations 9780520929517

This book addresses a fundamental dilemma in religious studies. Exploring the tension between humanistic and social scie

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Reason, Revelation and Law in Islamic and Western Theory and History 9789811562440, 9789811562457

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Islamic Aesthetics: An Introduction 0263289818, 9780268033705, 0268033706

It is often argued that a very special sort of consciousness went into creating Islamic art, that Islamic art is very di

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