Islamic art and the ethos of spirituality within a civilizational context

Islamic art is characterized by a deep-rooted vitality and distinct form of expression that arises from its intimate position with regard to Islamic civilization. While civilizational turning points and major occurrences have held deep ramiﬁcations for its growth and development, the most prominent...

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Main Authors:	Grine, Fadila, Bensaid, Benaouda, Mohd Yusoff, M.Y. Zulkifli
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2013
Subjects:	BL Religion BP165.5 Dogma (‘Aqa’id)
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spelling	iium-324272013-10-28T08:36:02Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/32427/ Islamic art and the ethos of spirituality within a civilizational context Grine, Fadila Bensaid, Benaouda Mohd Yusoff, M.Y. Zulkifli BL Religion BP165.5 Dogma (‘Aqa’id) Islamic art is characterized by a deep-rooted vitality and distinct form of expression that arises from its intimate position with regard to Islamic civilization. While civilizational turning points and major occurrences have held deep ramiﬁcations for its growth and development, the most prominent catalysts of civilizational status are not only found in the realm of the political and economic, but rather within a deeper expanse of ideas, spirituality, and societal consciousness; of which Islamic art acts as a prime indicator. The paper aims to discuss these issues. Design/methodology/approach. This paper would seek to survey the depths inherent within Islamic spirituality’s relationship with Islamic art, and further isolate the reasons and source of their subsistence and continued prevalence. The paper further delves into the relationship shared by spirituality and art, and the inﬂuences they exert upon one another. Moreover, it attempts to delineate between the mundane and transcendental spheres of civilizational growth and development, while seeking to come to terms with the sustainability of Islamic art, and its position with respect to Islamic civilization. The paper concludes that Islamic art is sustained and deﬁned by means of a unique catalyzing ethos responsible for Islamic civilizational culture that is altogether distinct from the temporal mundane reality of socio-political conditions of civilization. Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2013-10-08 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/32427/1/Islamic_art_and_the_ethos_of_sirituality.pdf Grine, Fadila and Bensaid, Benaouda and Mohd Yusoff, M.Y. Zulkifli (2013) Islamic art and the ethos of spirituality within a civilizational context. Multicultural Education & Technology Journal, 7 (4). pp. 288-300. ISSN 1750-497X http://www.emeraldinsight.com/journals.htm?articleid=17094703 10.1108/METJ-03-2013-0010
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description	Islamic art is characterized by a deep-rooted vitality and distinct form of expression that arises from its intimate position with regard to Islamic civilization. While civilizational turning points and major occurrences have held deep ramiﬁcations for its growth and development, the most prominent catalysts of civilizational status are not only found in the realm of the political and economic, but rather within a deeper expanse of ideas, spirituality, and societal consciousness; of which Islamic art acts as a prime indicator. The paper aims to discuss these issues. Design/methodology/approach. This paper would seek to survey the depths inherent within Islamic spirituality’s relationship with Islamic art, and further isolate the reasons and source of their subsistence and continued prevalence. The paper further delves into the relationship shared by spirituality and art, and the inﬂuences they exert upon one another. Moreover, it attempts to delineate between the mundane and transcendental spheres of civilizational growth and development, while seeking to come to terms with the sustainability of Islamic art, and its position with respect to Islamic civilization. The paper concludes that Islamic art is sustained and deﬁned by means of a unique catalyzing ethos responsible for Islamic civilizational culture that is altogether distinct from the temporal mundane reality of socio-political conditions of civilization.
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author	Grine, Fadila Bensaid, Benaouda Mohd Yusoff, M.Y. Zulkifli
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author_sort	Grine, Fadila
title	Islamic art and the ethos of spirituality within a civilizational context
title_short	Islamic art and the ethos of spirituality within a civilizational context
title_full	Islamic art and the ethos of spirituality within a civilizational context
title_fullStr	Islamic art and the ethos of spirituality within a civilizational context
title_full_unstemmed	Islamic art and the ethos of spirituality within a civilizational context
title_sort	islamic art and the ethos of spirituality within a civilizational context
publisher	Emerald Group Publishing Limited
publishDate	2013
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