Author: LAURANCE, ROBIN
Title: Portrait of Islam : a journey through the Muslim World
Description: New York. N. Y. : Thames & Hudson 2002. First Edition. An exceptional copy; fine in an equally fine dw. now mylar-sleeved. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight. bright. clean and especially sharp-cornered. Literally as new.; 168 pages; Description: 168 p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm. Subjects: Islamic countries --Pictorial works. Summary: From Africa's Atlantic shore. through North Africa. the Middle East. Central. South. and Southeast Asia. to the far-flung Pacific islands of Indonesia. the Islamic world extends over a vast portion of the globe. embracing approximately one-fifth of the planet's population. Yet. despite the presence of substantial Muslim communities in North America and Europe. the Islamic peoples -- their lands. history. culture. art. and faith -- remain largely unknown. ignored. or misunderstood by much of the Western world. The wonderful photographs taken by Robin Laurance on his journey through the heart of Islam will do much to dispel such ignorance of the realities of Islam. its extraordinary achievements. and everyday existence. Here are the Bedouin of Oman's deserts and the stockbrokers of Kuwait; the dancers of the Turkish State Ballet and the shadow puppeteers of Java; a group of Friday worshipers in Kuala Lumpur and a solitary but equally faithful roadside worshiper in Saudi Arabia; the privileged blue-turbaned young men of Lahore's leading private school and the less privileged students of the Koran at a hidden madrasa in Karachi. The architecture shows equally striking contrasts in the grand mosques of Isfahan and Istanbul. the tiny private mosques of Indonesia and Kuwait. and the desert mosques of Arabia. While the high-rise plate-glass structures of the rich Gulf States reflect a newfound wealth. the extraordinary laval cone homes of central Anatolia mirror the ingenuity of a bygone age. Robin Ostle of Oxford University has written a valuable introduction. explaining the historical background and principles of Islam; the tenets of the faith; its place in law. state. and society; andits relation to the other two great monotheistic religions -- Judaism and Christianity -- with which it shares so many values. by Robin Laurance ; introduction by Robin Ostle.ISBN: 0500510989. Weight in Kg appr.:

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