{"id":1369,"date":"2015-02-13T14:58:49","date_gmt":"2015-02-13T19:58:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/islamicstudieslibrary\/?p=1369"},"modified":"2016-04-12T08:55:16","modified_gmt":"2016-04-12T12:55:16","slug":"issues-around-representations-of-the-prophet-iis-upcoming-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/islamicstudieslibrary\/issues-around-representations-of-the-prophet-iis-upcoming-event\/","title":{"rendered":"Issues Around Representations of the Prophet: IIS upcoming event"},"content":{"rendered":"

In anticipation of next week\u2019s public discussion \u201cIssues Around Representations of the Prophet\u201d hosted by the Institute of Islamic Studies<\/a>, there are some recent writings worth your time to read in advance. Many of these are found online (I\u2019ve included the links) while others are found in the ISL\u2014come for a visit.<\/p>\n

Choix discutable, choix discut\u00e9 Quelques voix apportent une perspective musulmane sur la publication des unes: http:\/\/www.delitfrancais.com\/2015\/01\/20\/choix-discutable-choix-discute\/<\/a>. Interview with Dr. Ahmed Ibrahim of the IIS.<\/p>\n

The History and Philosophy of Representational Art in Islam: http:\/\/harvardpress.typepad.com\/hup_publicity\/2012\/10\/the-history-and-philosophy-of-representational-art-in-islam.html<\/a><\/p>\n

The Prophet Muhammad Was Once Glorified In Art: http:\/\/hereandnow.wbur.org\/2015\/01\/16\/quran-prophet-images<\/a><\/p>\n

Ways of Looking at the Prophet: http:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/book-review-the-lives-of-muhammad-by-kecia-ali-1420841587<\/a><\/p>\n

Drawing the prophet: Islam\u2019s hidden history of Muhammad images: http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2015\/jan\/10\/drawing-prophet-islam-muhammad-images<\/a><\/p>\n

The Koran Does Not Forbid Images of the Prophet: http:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/koran-does-not-forbid-images-prophet-298298<\/a><\/p>\n

There are of course a number of worthwhile academic books, articles, etc. some of which include the following:<\/p>\n

Khalidi, Tarif. 2009. Images of Muhammad: narratives of the prophet in Islam across the centuries<\/em>. New York: Doubleday.: http:\/\/mcgill.worldcat.org\/oclc\/243960546<\/a><\/p>\n

Hillenbrand, Robert, and B. W. Robinson. 2000. Persian painting: from the Mongols to the Qajars : studies in honour of Basil W. Robinson<\/em>. London: I.B. Tauris in association with the Centre of Middle Eastern Studies, University of Cambridge.: http:\/\/mcgill.worldcat.org\/oclc\/46642670<\/a><\/p>\n

Asani, Ali S., Kamal Abdel-Malek, and Annemarie Schimmel. 1995. Celebrating Muh\u0323ammad: images of the prophet in popular Muslim poetry<\/em>. Columbia, S.C.: University of South Carolina Press.: http:\/\/mcgill.worldcat.org\/oclc\/32201887<\/a><\/p>\n

The Story of Portraits of the Prophet Muhammad Oleg Grabar Studia Islamica No. 96, \u00c9criture, Calligraphie et Peinture (2003), pp. 19-38+VI-IX http:\/\/www.jstor.org\/stable\/1596240?seq=1#page_scan_tab_contents<\/a><\/p>\n

Gruber, Christiane. 2009. Between Logos (Kalima) and Light (Nur): Representations of the Prophet Muhammad in Islamic Painting. In Muqarnas: An Annual on the Visual Culture of the Islamic World XXVI. 229-262.: Available as Open Access via Archnet, http:\/\/archnet.org\/publications\/6805<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Gruber, Christiane. 2009. ME\u02bfR\u0100J ii. Illustrations. From the turn of the 14th century onward, depictions of the Prophet Mo\u1e25ammad\u2019s night journey (esr\u0101\u02be) and heavenly ascent (me\u02bfr\u0101j) were integrated into illustrated world histories and biographies.http:\/\/www.iranicaonline.org\/articles\/meraj-ii-illustrations<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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