The history and significance of Islamicate textiles / Faegheh Shirazi.

By:

Shirazi, Faegheh, 1952- [author.]

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TextDescription: pages cmISBN:

9781350291232

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DDC classification:

746.091767 23/eng/20221115

LOC classification:

NK8808.9 .S55 2023

Contents:

Textiles and Symbols: A Mélange of Cultural Signifiers -- Talismanic Textiles: Gender, Status, and the Supernatural -- The Politicization of Textiles: Colonialism to the Present -- Refugees and Displaced Persons: A Textile Signature -- Textiles and Death Rituals in Islamicate Societies.

Summary: "Faegheh Shirazi discusses textiles' crucial role in ceremonial, ritual, and spiritual lives in many cultures as well as their economic and political role dating back to pre-Islamic times. With five chapters arranged thematically, rather than by region or historic era, this a unique and fascinating exploration of the function of textiles in the Islamic realm as a signifier of cultural practices across a vast geographic area"--

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

"Faegheh Shirazi discusses textiles' crucial role in ceremonial, ritual, and spiritual lives in many cultures as well as their economic and political role dating back to pre-Islamic times. With five chapters arranged thematically, rather than by region or historic era, this a unique and fascinating exploration of the function of textiles in the Islamic realm as a signifier of cultural practices across a vast geographic area"--

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