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Author Yahya, Farouk, author

Title Magic and divination in Malay illustrated manuscripts / by Farouk Yahya
Published Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2016]

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Description 1 online resource (xxvii, 349 pages : illustrations
Series Arts and archaeology of the Islamic world, 2213-3844 ; volume 6
Arts and archaeology of the Islamic world ; v. 6. 2213-3844
Contents Preliminary Material -- Introduction: Malay Magic and Divination Manuscripts -- Malay Magic and Divination -- Early Manuscripts and European Collecting Activities -- Material and Format -- The Contents: Texts and Images -- The Art: Iconography, Style and Illumination -- Production, Patronage and Consumption -- Conclusion -- Appendix: Catalogue -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index
Summary This book offers an integrated study of the texts and images of illustrated Malay manuscripts on magic and divination from private and public collections in Malaysia, the UK and Indonesia. Containing some of the rare examples of Malay painting, these manuscripts provide direct evidence for the intercultural connections between the Malay region, other parts of Southeast Asia and the rest of the world. In this richly illustrated volume many images and texts are gathered for the first time, making this book essential reading for all those interested in the practice of magic and divination, and the history of Malay, Southeast Asian and Islamic manuscript art
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references, glossary and index
Notes English
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Subject Islamic illumination of books and manuscripts -- Malaysia
Magic, Malay -- History
Manuscripts -- Malay
ART -- Folk & Outsider Art.
CRAFTS & HOBBIES -- Folkcrafts.
Islamic illumination of books and manuscripts
Magic, Malay
Manuscripts, Malay
Malaysia
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2015514987
ISBN 9789004301726
9004301720