1st Edition

An Analysis of Yasser Tabbaa's The Transformation of Islamic Art During the Sunni Revival

By Bilal Badat Copyright 2017
    112 Pages
    by Macat Library

    112 Pages
    by Macat Library

    Tabbaa’s Transformation offers an innovative approach to understanding the profound changes undergone by Islamic art and architecture during the often neglected Medieval Islamic period.  Examining devices such as calligraphy, arabesque, muqarnas, and stonework, Tabbaa argues we propagated in a moment of confrontation and facilitated the re-emergence of the Sunni Abbasid caliphate in a more orthodox image.  Tabbaa offers a timely and thought-provoking alternative to conventional essentialist, positivist and ethno-narrative interpretations of Islamic art. 

    Ways in to the Text 

    Who was Yasser Tabbaa? 

    What does The Transformation of Islamic Art During the Sunni Revival Say? 

    Why does The Transformation of Islamic Art During the Sunni Revival Matter? 

    Section 1: Influences 

    Module 1: The Author and the Historical Context 

    Module 2: Academic Context 

    Module 3: The Problem 

    Module 4: The Author's Contribution 

    Section 2: Ideas 

    Module 5: Main Ideas 

    Module 6: Secondary Ideas 

    Module 7: Achievement 

    Module 8: Place in the Author's Work 

    Section 3: Impact 

    Module 9: The First Responses 

    Module 10: The Evolving Debate 

    Module 11: Impact and Influence Today 

    Module 12: Where Next? 

    Glossary of Terms  

    People Mentioned in the Text 

    Works Cited

    Biography

    Bilal Badat