Islamicate Textiles : Fashion, Fabric, and Ritual /: Fashion, Fabric, and Ritual. (2023)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Faegheh Shirazi.
• Authors: Shirazi, Faegheh
• Contents: Introduction1. Textiles and Symbols: A Mélange of Cultural SignifiersKanga: Cloth with a Message Lion of Persia: pre-Islamic to Contemporary Iran Felt and Fabrics under Domination: Central Asia Ram's Horn: Central Asia and Iran2. Talismanic Textiles: Gender, Status, and the SupernaturalProtecting Fiber and Livelihood: the LadakhBlessed Looms, Blessed FibersSacred Colors: Red, White, and Light Blue Beyond the LoomAmulets: Protection Against the UnseenInscribed Talismanic ShirtsGendered Looms 3. The Politicization of Textiles: Colonialism to the Present India and Cotton: Rejecting Colonial Rule United We Stand: India's Muslim WeaversWest African Wax Cloth Calico: the Forbidden Indian CottonIndian Cloth in Southeast AsiaKeffiyeh: from Functional to SymbolicThe Russian Colonial Effect on Central Asian TextilesRussian Political Symbolism on Woven Carpets4. Textiles and Crisis: Displacement & Occupation Rohingya of Burma Syria IraqAfghanistan Siddis, Afro IndiansPakistan/India separation: Becoming two nations Indonesia Palestine 5. Textiles and Death Rituals in Islamicate SocietiesBurial Garment for Muslims: the KafanPiecing Together the Past: Tiraz and HalaqaTomb Covers for the Prophet Muhammed: Kiswa Tomb Covers: Signifiers of Status Indian and South Asian Tomb Covers Haji Ali Dargah Ajmer Sharif DargahEgyptian Funeral Tents: The Art of Khayamiya Conclusion.
• Publisher Details: London : Bloomsbury Visual Arts
• Publication Date: 2023
• Extent: 1 online resource (208 pages)
• Subjects: Textile design & theory; Islamic studies; Material culture; History of fashion; Design -- Textile & Costume; Social Science -- Islamic Studies; History -- Middle East -- Israel; Textile artworks
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781350291256; 1350291250
• Related ISBNs: 9781350291232
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