<i>The Praiseworthy One: The Prophet Muhammad in Islamic Texts and Images,</i> by Christiane Gruber

Soucek, Priscilla P.

doi:10.1080/00043079.2020.1755568

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“…The spiritual and metaphysical realm palpable in the everyday life practices and literary traditions of Muslims, whose architecture is subject to the scholarly secular glaze, has only recently begun to (re)inform our field. This phenomenon rose mainly, but not exclusively, in parallel to the rise of studies focusing on mystical devotion, whether in the form of representational images of the prophet (Elias, 2012;Gruber, 2018) or the study of shrines, dargahs, and mausolea (Akkach, 2005;Mulder, 2014;Talmon-Heller, 2020;Yürekli, 2016). The past few years have also seen a steady growth in research on spiritual, mystical, and metaphysical portable objects.…”

Section: On Displacementmentioning

confidence: 98%

An Introduction to Approaching Architecture in the Muslim World: Novel Paths of Investigations

Kana‘an,

Shalem

2024

J. Mater. Cult. Muslim World

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Section: On Displacementmentioning

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An Introduction to Approaching Architecture in the Muslim World: Novel Paths of Investigations

Kana‘an,

Shalem

2024

J. Mater. Cult. Muslim World

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“…Thus, while aniconism is mainstream in Islam, it is not universal. There are traditions of Islamic art (particularly Persian and Turkish) that have depicted the Prophet (Gruber, 2019). The respectful depiction of the Prophet in a frieze adorning the US Supreme Building was defended in a fatwa by a respected Saudi cleric (al-Alwani, 2000).…”

Section: Insulting the Prophetmentioning

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Performative censorship: Why some free speech conflicts should be taken seriously but not literally

George

2023

Media, Culture & Society

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In some speech-related disputes, censors do not gauge their success by whether the challenged cultural product or practice has been suppressed in accordance with their explicit demands. This article proposes a theory of performative censorship that can help explain this paradox. Building on the concepts of expressive laws and symbolic crusades from legal studies and social movement studies respectively, performative censorship disputes are defined as contentious episodes in which demands for or against speech regulation are expressed partly for the broader objective of gaining recognition for a group’s way of life, dignity or status. Case studies of two highly contentious conflicts are offered: over Confederate statues in the United States and cartoons of Islam’s Prophet Mohammed. The case studies show that movements’ goals and tactics are neither uniform nor static, making them more complex but also presenting opportunities for de-escalation.

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“…The hand imprint, the footprint, and the sandals of the prophet are generally associated with miracles related to his body. As a result, its sanctity became a healing and protective tool for the related image (Gruber, 2018;Hasan, 1993: pp. 335-43).…”

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Inner Visions: Art Practice and Sufi Devotion in Morocco at the Turn of the Fourteenth/Twentieth Century

Abudaya

2023

J. Mater. Cult. Muslim World

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This article examines a large calligraphic panel from Morocco preserved in the Harvard Art Museums (2016.206). The artwork features stylized representations of Mecca and Medina alongside Prophet Muhammad’s sandals and a selection of religious texts praising the prophet. This composition is characteristic of Islamic devotional imagery, highlighting artistic transfer from Moroccan illustrated copies of the Dalāʾil al-Khayrāt by the ninth/fifteenth-century Sufi mystic al-Ǧazūlī. This article aims to contextualize the production of this specific panel artwork within the Wazzāniyya Sufi Brotherhood in Morocco. It also presents how the expression of religious devotion through symbolic images reflects a mediation between the believer and Islamic holy sites and relics of the prophet.

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The Praiseworthy One: The Prophet Muhammad in Islamic Texts and Images, by Christiane Gruber

Cited by 4 publications

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An Introduction to Approaching Architecture in the Muslim World: Novel Paths of Investigations

An Introduction to Approaching Architecture in the Muslim World: Novel Paths of Investigations

Performative censorship: Why some free speech conflicts should be taken seriously but not literally

Inner Visions: Art Practice and Sufi Devotion in Morocco at the Turn of the Fourteenth/Twentieth Century

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