The Encyclopaedia of Islam includes an entry under the heading "ilm al-djamal" (the modern Arabic equivalent of aesthetics), in which we read that a general theory on aesthetics and "precise definitions for the terms used in this field are lacking in the history of Arabic civilization."
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Beauty in Arabic Culture (Princeton Series on the Middle East)
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by Doris Behrens-Abouseif
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"Doris Behrens-Abouseif's book provides a panorama of the concepts of beauty in classical and post-classical Arabic culture through the 15th century, drawing on Arabic texts from philosophy, theology, mysticism, poetry, and literary criticism as well as historiographic sources and tales from the Thousand and One Nights. Behrens-Abouseif elucidates the ways in which beauty was measured by the degree of pleasure it elicited in the recipient, an attitude that anticipates modernity in both East and West."--BOOK JACKET.
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Islamic civilization, Arts, Cultuurgeschiedenis, Beeldende kunsten, Civilisation islamique, Arab Aesthetics, Culture, Arab Civilization, Schoonheid, Art islamique, Esthétique, Civilisation arabe, Civilisation, Esthétique arabe, Civilization, arab, Beauty, personal, Arab countries, social life and customs, Manners and customs| Edition | Availability |
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Beauty in Arabic Culture (Princeton Series on the Middle East)
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Beauty in Arabic Culture (Princeton Series on the Middle East)
July 1999, Marcus Wiener
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"The Encyclopaedia of Islam includes an entry under the heading "ilm al-djamal" (the modern Arabic equivalent of aesthetics), in which we read that a general theory on aesthetics and "precise definitions for the terms used in this field are lacking in the history of Arabic civilization.""
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