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Islamicate Textiles : Fashion, Fabric, and Ritual by Faegheh Shirazi (2025, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherBloomsbury Academic & Professional
ISBN-101350291269
ISBN-139781350291263
eBay Product ID (ePID)11061602666
Product Key Features
Number of Pages208 Pages
Publication NameIslamicate Textiles : Fashion, Fabric, and Ritual
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2025
SubjectIslamic Studies, Textile & Costume, Middle East / Israel & Palestine, Decorative Arts
TypeTextbook
AuthorFaegheh Shirazi
Subject AreaDesign, Social Science, History
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.6 in
Item Weight16.2 Oz
Item Length9.2 in
Item Width6.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN2022-054111
Reviews"Engaging. Informative. Sedulous." -- Fashion, Style & Popular Culture "Reflects Islam's wide-ranging and profound impact on fabric, fashion and ritual beyond the Middle East. Stunning images illuminate every chapter and with detailed analysis, this book shifts and deepens our understanding of what the West understands of Islamic textiles and cultures. Essential reading." --Janis Jefferies, Goldsmiths, University of London, UK "This book illuminates fascinating aspects of cultural and religious signifiers in textiles and dress with themed chapters, linking together local practices with broader traditions throughout the Islamic world. An excellent addition to reference library collections and reading lists for graduate seminars in global dress." --Nazanin Hedayat Munroe, Director of Textile Technology and Assistant Professor, Business and Technology of Fashion, NYC College of Technology, City University of New York, "Reflects Islam's wide-ranging and profound impact on fabric, fashion and ritual beyond the Middle East. Stunning images illuminate every chapter and with detailed analysis, this book shifts and deepens our understanding of what the West understands of Islamic textiles and cultures. Essential reading." --Janis Jefferies, Goldsmiths, University of London, UK "This book illuminates fascinating aspects of cultural and religious signifiers in textiles and dress with themed chapters, linking together local practices with broader traditions throughout the Islamic world. An excellent addition to reference library collections and reading lists for graduate seminars in global dress." --Nazanin Hedayat Munroe, Director of Textile Technology and Assistant Professor, Business and Technology of Fashion, NYC College of Technology, City University of New York
Dewey Edition23
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal746.091767
Table Of ContentIntroduction 1. Textiles and Symbols: A Mélange of Cultural Signifiers Kanga: Cloth with a message Lion of Persia: From pre-Islamic to contemporary Iran Felt and fabrics under domination: Central Asia Ram's horn: Central Asia and Iran 2. Talismanic Textiles: Gender, Status, and the Supernatural Protecting fiber and livelihood: The Ladakh Blessed looms, blessed fibers Sacred colors: Red, white, and light blue Beyond the loom Amulets: Protection against the unseen Inscribed talismanic shirts Gendered looms 3. The Politicization of Textiles: Colonialism to the Present India and cotton: rejecting colonial rule United we stand: India's Muslim weavers West African wax cloth Calico: The forbidden African cotton Indian cloth in Southeast Asia Keffiyeh: From functional to symbolic The effect of Russian colonization on Central Asian politics Tajikistan: Textiles and national branding Soviet symbols on woven carpets 4. Refugees and Displaced Persons: Textile Signatures The Siddis of India Afghan refugee women: Embroidered lives Weaving and war: Carpets depicting a nation under siege Iraqi refugees: Textile arts of the past Syrian and Iraqi refugees: Embroidered quilts and the charuga Syrian refugees: The Ana collection Weaving timeless symbols: War's impact on non-Muslim communities 5. Textiles and Death Rituals in Islamicate Societies The burial garment for Muslims: The kafan Piecing together the past Tomb covers for the Prophet Muhammed: Kiswah Tomb covers: Signifiers or status Indian and South Asian tomb covers Egyptian funeral tents: The art of Khayamiya Conclusion Glossary Bibliography Index
SynopsisAn insider's perspective on the diversity of textile traditions, culture and religious practices across Muslim cultures., Textiles and clothing are interwoven with Islamic culture. In Islamicate Textiles , readers are taken on a journey from Central Asia to Tanzania to uncover the central roles that textiles play within Muslim-majority communities. This thematically arranged book sheds light on the traditions, rituals and religious practices of these regions, and the ways in which each one incorporates materials and clothing. Drawing on examples including Iranian lion carpets and Arabic keffiyeh, Faegheh Shirazi frames these textiles and totemic items as important cultural signifiers that, together, form a dynamic and fascinating material culture. Like a developing language, this culture expands, bends and develops to suit the needs of new generations and groups across the world. The political significance of Islamicate textiles is also explored: Faegheh Shirazi's writing reveals the fraught relationship between the East - with its sought-after materials and much-valued textiles - and the European countries that purchased and repurposed these goods, and lays bare the historical and contemporary connections between textiles, colonialism, immigration and economics. Dr Shirazi also discusses gender and how textiles and clothing are intimately linked with sexuality and gender identity., Textiles and clothing ore interwoven with Islamic culture. In Islamicate Textiles, readers are taken on a journey from Central Asia to Tanzania To uncover the central roles that textiles piay within Muslim-majority communities. This thematically arranged book sheds light on the traditions, rituals, and religious practices of these regions, and the ways in which each one incorporates materials and clothing. Drawing on examples including Iranian lion carpets and Arabic keffiyeh, Faegheh Shirazi frames these textiles and totemic items as important cultural signifiers that, together, form a dynamic and fascinating material culture. Like a developing language, this culture expands, bends, and develops to suit the needs of new generations and groups across the world. The political significance of Islamicate textiles is also explored: Faegheh Shirazi's writing reveals the fraught relationship between the East-With its sought-after materials and much-valued textiles-and the European countries that purchased and repurposed these goods, and lays bare the historical and contemporary connections between textiles, colonialism, Immigration, and economics. Dr Shirazi also discusses gender and how textiles and clothing are intimately linked with sexuality and gender identity.
LC Classification NumberNK8808.9.S55 2023
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