The royal veil: early Islamic figural art and the<i>Bilderverbot</i>reconsidered

Ali, Nadia Bou

doi:10.1080/0048721x.2017.1319992

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“…A similar distinction between narrative and iconic images is relevant for the relation between the figural images in Umayyad palaces analyzed by Ali (2017) and the Bilderverbot in mosques and other sacred buildings. Earlier scholarship has typically presented that relation as a strong contrast between the 'normative aniconism' in the sacred buildings and the 'decadent,' 'unabashedly figural decoration' of the frescos, mosaics and sculptures of the Umayyad palaces.…”

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Aniconism: definitions, examples and comparative perspectives

Gaifman

2017

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This introductory essay to this thematic issue on aniconism argues for the value of considering various forms of aniconism side by side. It summarizes briefly the historiography of the terms 'aniconism' and 'aniconic,' noting that they originate in the work of Johannes Adolph Overbeck, who coined the expressions anikonisch and Anikonismus. It considers current definitions and proposes 'aniconism' be used to denote divine presence without a figural image in religious practice, in the visual arts, and in visual culture more broadly. It then discusses three instances of aniconism from Greek antiquity: the cult of Aphrodite in Paphos, the pillar of Zeus depicted on a 4th-century BCE vase, and the seats of Zeus and Hekate on the island of Chalke. These examples illustrate some of the challenges that face the student of aniconism, particularly the difficulty in assessing the nature of an aniconic monument. The discussion then turns to the manner in which the terms are deployed and understood today. It notes the strong association between aniconism and the earliest phases of a particular visual tradition, the view of aniconism as a lesser mode of denoting divine presence, and the perception that aniconic worship is connected with an increased spirituality. Finally, the article highlights some of the common themes that emerge from the contributions to this thematic issue, including the need to consider various forms of aniconism and to expand the range of phenomena that can be regarded as aniconic.

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Aniconism: definitions, examples and comparative perspectives

Gaifman

2017

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“…Ejemplos de ellos son habituales. En torno al debate sobre la imagen en el islam (Naef 2007;Flood 2002Flood , 2013Flood y 2016Ali 2015;Gruber, 2019).…”

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2020

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Las destrucciones de estatuas, yacimientos y museos llevadas a cabo por DAESH en Siria e Iraq no deben ser considerados simples actos vandálicos o acciones iconoclastas en base a su interpretación radical y tergiversada del islam, sino que en realidad esconden un discurso complejo que debe entenderse dentro del debate actual sobre la redefinición del patrimonio, particularmente de las estatuas, cuestionadas por representar un pasado colonialista o autocrático que ya no se considera digno de ser conservado y recordado.

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Aporia in Umayyad Art or the Degree Zero of the Visual Forms’ Meaning in Early Islam

Gonzalez

2021

J. Mater. Cult. Muslim World

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This article re-examines the established findings about Umayyad art as a transitional production essentially anchored in the Western and Eastern Late Antique traditions that have inspired it. It argues instead that the Umayyads brought about an aesthetic revolution laying out the foundations of what has become known as “Islamic ornament,” a predominantly aniconic art form. An epistemological shift from art history to critical inquiry allows us to show that, beyond the adaptive borrowing of pre-existing forms, the Umayyads redefined the art’s condition of meaning based on an unprecedented attitude to images and visual discourse informed by Islamic ontotheology and logocentric metaphysics.

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The royal veil: early Islamic figural art and theBilderverbotreconsidered

Cited by 3 publications

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Aniconism: definitions, examples and comparative perspectives

Aniconism: definitions, examples and comparative perspectives

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Aporia in Umayyad Art or the Degree Zero of the Visual Forms’ Meaning in Early Islam

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