Faces of God

Images of Devotion in Indo-Muslim Painting, 1500–1800

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Author(s)
Mumtaz, Murad Khan
Language
English
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Abstract
Islamic art is often misrepresented as an iconophobic tradition. As a result of this assumption, the polyvalence of figural artworks made for South Asian Muslim audiences has remained hidden in plain view. This book situates manuscript illustrations and album paintings within cultures of devotion and ritual shaped by Islamic intellectual and religious histories. Central to this story are the Mughal siblings, Jahanara Begum and Dara Shikoh, and their Sufi guide Mulla Shah. Through detailed art historical analysis supported by new translations, this study contextualizes artworks made for Indo-Muslim patrons by putting them into direct dialogue with written testimonies.
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https://doab-dev.siscern.org/handle/20.500.12854/176906
Keywords
book of history; cosmology; Dara Shikoh; Delhi; history; Indo-Persian; Islamicate; Jahanara Begum; Lahore; Mughal; Mughal art; Mughal Art History; Persian; Persianate; Shah Jahan; South Asia; Sufism; thema EDItEUR::A The Arts::AG The Arts: treatments and subjects::AGR Religious and ceremonial art; thema EDItEUR::Q Philosophy and Religion::QR Religion and beliefs::QRP Islam::QRPB Islam: branches and groups::QRPB4 Islamic groups: Sufis; thema EDItEUR::Q Philosophy and Religion::QR Religion and beliefs::QRV Aspects of religion::QRVK Spirituality and religious experience::QRVK2 Mysticism; thema EDItEUR::1 Place qualifiers::1F Asia::1FK South Asia (Indian sub-continent); thema EDItEUR::3 Time period qualifiers::3M c 1500 onwards to present day
DOI
10.1163/9789004549449
ISBN
9789004549449, 9789004548831
Publisher
Brill
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http://www.brill.com
Publication date and place
2023