| Description |
1 online resource (145 p.) |
| Series |
Islam in the World Series |
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Islam in the World Series
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| Contents |
Intro -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Preface and Acknowledgements -- Contributors -- Introduction -- Muslims and Islamicate Culture -- The Emergence of British Muslim Cultural Creatives -- The Features of this Volume -- Notes -- Part I: The Cultural Politics of British Muslim Artistic Production -- 1. A British Muslim Arts Movement: Public Politics or Religious Devotion? -- Introduction -- Cultural Economies: Building an Alternative -- Art and Aesthetics: Breaking New Ground -- Political and Social Critique: Turning Towards the Centre |
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Concluding Thoughts: A British Muslim Arts Movement -- Notes -- 2. Decentring the Colonial Gaze: The Framing of Islamic Art -- Notes -- Part II: Art in Contemporary British Muslim Culture -- 3. The Nature of Islamic Art: Locating a Tradition of Fitrah in the Art and Culture of Islam, with Particular Reference to Calligraphy -- Notes -- 4. What is Post-tariqa Sufism? -- Introduction -- Muslim Settlement in Britain -- Sufism in Britain -- Neo- and Universal Sufism -- Post-tariqa Spaces -- Rumi's Cave -- Guidance Hub -- Sufism on Social Media -- Sufi Poetry: Youth Naat Khwaani -- Notes |
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5. God and Grime: The Religious Literacy of British Hip-Hop -- Garage, Grime and Rap -- The Church and the Road -- Religious Literacy -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Musicography -- Part III: The Inclusion of British Muslim Art -- 6. The Playground for Dangerous Ideas: Muslims and British Theatre -- Notes -- 7. Arts, Heritage and Islamic Manuscripts -- Introduction: Engagement of People of Colour and Muslim Communities with Cultural Collections -- The Relevance of Museums: Decolonisation and Diversity -- The Mingana Collection of Middle Eastern Manuscripts |
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Scholarship and Accessibility -- The 'Birmingham Quran Manuscript' and Engagement with Muslim Communities -- Future Directions for Muslim Engagement in the Arts and Cultural Sector -- Acknowledgements -- Notes -- 8. Flawed and Toxic? Challenges in Contemporary Islamic Art in the UK -- Introduction: Stakeholders of Islamic Art -- Interpreting Islamic Art -- Locality and Media Representation -- The Role of the Artist -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Conclusion: The Future of British Muslim Arts -- Notes -- Index |
| Summary |
This unique collaboration between scholars, practitioners and Muslim artists profiles emerging forms of contemporary British Muslim art, prompting a debate about its inclusion in UK society. It features analysis of Muslim art as a category, as well as accounts of creatives who are often at the margins of the British arts industry |
| Notes |
Description based upon print version of record |
| Subject |
Islamic art -- Great Britain
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Islamic art -- 21st century
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Islamic art.
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Great Britain.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Jones, Stephen H
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| ISBN |
9781000916157 |
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1000916154 |
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