ISBN10: 1910807095, ISBN13: 9781910807095, [publisher: Ashmolean Museum Publications] Softcover First Edition 28 by 22cm., 104pp. Full colour, catalogue of 111 items exhibited at the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, 20th October 2016- 15th January 2017. Power and Protection: Islamic Art and the Supernatural is a ground-breaking investigation of divinatory arts in the Islamic world discussing their impact on, and expression through, material culture. This part of the Islamic tradition has hitherto received limited attention, leaving a fascinating and rich chapter of Islam's cultural production largely unexplored. Essays by three leading experts contextualise over 100 extraordinary objects produced between the twelfth and the twentieth centuries - including personal ornaments, weaponry, textiles, miniature books, and scrolls - demonstrating the currency of astrology, geomancy, bibliomancy, dream interpretation, and the science of divination through letters at all levels of society. Insights gleaned from historical sources unveil and chart the animated debates surrounding divinatory 'sciences', reflecting changing attitudes towards these practices over the centuries.
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ISBN10: 1910807095, ISBN13: 9781910807095, [publisher: Ashmolean Museum Publications] Softcover Pristine copy of a scarce title.
[Stroud, GLOS, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2016]
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