{"product_id":"naar-samer-akkach-9789004499478","title":"Na\u0026#7827;ar: Vision, Belief, and Perception in Islamic Cultures","description":"\u003ci\u003eNaẓar\u003c\/i\u003e, literally 'vision', is a unique Arabic-Islamic term\/concept that offers an analytical framework for exploring the ways in which Islamic visual culture and aesthetic sensibility have been shaped by common conceptual tools and moral parameters. It intertwines the act of 'seeing' with the act of 'reflecting', thereby bringing the visual and cognitive functions into a complex relationship. Within the folds of this multifaceted relationship lies an entangled web of religious ideas, moral values, aesthetic preferences, scientific precepts, and socio-cultural understandings that underlie the intricacy of one's personal belief. Peering through the lens of \u003ci\u003enaẓar\u003c\/i\u003e, the studies presented in this volume unravel aspects of these entanglements to provide new understandings of how vision, belief, and perception shape the rich Islamic visual culture.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Contributors: Samer Akkach, James Bennett, Sushma Griffin, Stephen Hirtenstein, Virginia Hooker, Sakina Nomanbhoy, Shaha Parpia, Ellen Philpott-Teo, Wendy M.K. Shaw.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Samer Akkach\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 9004499474\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9789004499478\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Brill\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/09\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 340\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.29h x 6.14w x 0.94d","brand":"Samer Akkach","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43981673824511,"sku":"9789004499478","price":119.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d7a9f307-0408-4539-91ae-9943413fda2e.jpg?v=1683256901","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/naar-samer-akkach-9789004499478","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}