By Dr. Elizabeth Macaulay
Log in jennifer.o'shea 10 years agoPosted 10 years ago. Direct link to jennifer.o'shea's post “Is it more typical to bre...” Is it more typical to break Art of the Islamic World into these time periods or by region? Or both? Are the time periods mainly for use here or do many other (museums, scholars, etc) also use these time periods for distinction? • (13 votes) Steven Zucker 10 years agoPosted 10 years ago. Direct link to Steven Zucker's post “Time periods are a common...” Time periods are a common means for organizing works of art. It has pluses and minuses of course but can be especially useful since when looking at regions controlled by different groups at different times. (8 votes) batman 8 years agoPosted 8 years ago. Direct link to batman's post “Why didnt Muhammad rule o...” Why didnt Muhammad rule or his family became a dynasty? Isnt he the most important person at this time? • (3 votes) BlVe 15 8 years agoPosted 8 years ago. Direct link to BlVe 15's post “No. He just the Messenger...” No. He just the Messenger, a prophet, not a king. sorry for my bad english. Hope you can understand :) (6 votes) Chom Arnold 9 years agoPosted 9 years ago. Direct link to Chom Arnold's post “In the last paragraph, it...” In the last paragraph, it states that the Mughal dynasty was "Founded by Babur (c. 1526–1858)". Assuming Babur didn't live for 330 years, is this just a simple typo, fixable by replacing 1858 with 1658? • (5 votes) sophia.derewlany 6 years agoPosted 6 years ago. Direct link to sophia.derewlany's post “In the first paragraph on...” In the first paragraph on the topic "Early Period" why does the death of Muhammad led to a chaotic background? • (3 votes) drszucker 6 years agoPosted 6 years ago. Direct link to drszucker's post “I am not sure what you ar...” I am not sure what you are asking. Is there a place in the text where is the early period described as chaotic? (3 votes) Ria Campbell 9 years agoPosted 9 years ago. Direct link to Ria Campbell's post “What would you say is a g...” What would you say is a good way to teach Islamic art? I'm trying a couple different approaches with my students but I haven't found a good fit. Right now, I was trying to go topically, starting with architecture, but that means several mosques in a row and I think I oversaturated them. • (2 votes) drszucker 9 years agoPosted 9 years ago. Direct link to drszucker's post “I am teaching the first h...” I am teaching the first half of the Western survey this semester and will be spending next week and a little of the following discussing art of the Islamic world. Three or four hours is absurdly short but its all we have. We will start with the Kaaba and the Dome of the Rock, then the Great Mosques of Damascus, Cordoba (possibly Kairouan), and the Alhambra and then on to examples of the Qur'an as well as some ivory (Umayyad), painting (Saljuq), metalwork and glass (Mamluk), ceramics and textiles (Ottoman). I will also try to mention the impact of Islam in Africa especially the Swahili and India. We will look at an Ottoman mosque, likely Süleymaniye and I will (hopefully have time to) mention contemporary art in Iran and the museum boom in the gulf states. Everything will be presented chronologically with a focus on cultural context and development. I am exhausted already! (3 votes) Glen Stone 9 years agoPosted 9 years ago. Direct link to Glen Stone's post “All references in these a...” All references in these articles to art in the Islamic world, is based in the Muslim religion, and yet the first article states that the art transcends every aspect of the varied cultures in the middle east. Is there non -religious based Islamic art? • (3 votes) Zul Othman 7 years agoPosted 7 years ago. Direct link to Zul Othman's post “There is a well-known Egy...” There is a well-known Egyptian architect and tapestry artist who warrants mention is Ramses Wissa Wassef. His detailed and intricate works of colourful tapestry and complicated weaving have attracted many collectors and museums worldwide. http://www.wissa-wassef-arts.com/ (1 vote) trisalle08 7 years agoPosted 7 years ago. Direct link to trisalle08's post “In the second paragraph t...” In the second paragraph the Later Period I don't know if the ottoman empire started World War ll ? • (2 votes) David Alexander 7 years agoPosted 7 years ago. Direct link to David Alexander's post “The Ottoman empire pretty...” The Ottoman empire pretty much bit the dust in 1924 and was replaced by the modern nation of Turkey. (2 votes) hana alshaikh 8 years agoPosted 8 years ago. Direct link to hana alshaikh's post “if you could include more...” if you could include more of the cultural side such as music and art and daily life it would give us a glimpse on how they lived their lives more vividly. Thank you in advance. • (1 vote) David Alexander 7 years agoPosted 7 years ago. Direct link to David Alexander's post “What you're asking for is...” What you're asking for is known as "social history". This curriculum is "art history". You need a different course. (2 votes) Julius A. 8 years agoPosted 8 years ago. Direct link to Julius A.'s post “I wonder why there has to...” I wonder why there has to be an overthrowing of reigning rulers, what could be their common reason? Its just so confusing to have a religion worshiping one god and yet there is some kind of power rivalry. I would understand if conflict arises due to outside factors, but it was not. • (1 vote) Yas2003 8 years agoPosted 8 years ago. Direct link to Yas2003's post “Just think of medieval Eu...” Just think of medieval Europe and the Christian kingdoms, they didn't always get along, like the Norman invasion or the Hundred Years War, that was wars over who should have the right to rule similar to the sunnis and the shi'a. Also, Charlmagne's infamous interactions with certain popes. The popes who pratice the same religion and important religious figures currentlly sabotaged various Christian kings. Then, Christianity really had seperation during the Protestant Reformation when people started leaving the Catholic chruch to make new chruches Baptist, Lutherian, Protestant ect. (Just search up Martin Luther in the Renassiance). Also, in Japan kingdoms fought each other even though most of them praticed Zen-Buddhism/Shintoism. Sometimes these wars/battles aren't religious, its just a common human aspect to bully or some to be in lust for power. (2 votes) SKRiverSong1999 7 years agoPosted 7 years ago. Direct link to SKRiverSong1999's post “Why did the author choose...” Why did the author choose two different ways of writing dates? "The Ottomans are famous for their domed architecture and pencil minarets, many of which were built by the great architect, Sinan (1539–1588) for Sultan Süleyman (r. 1520–66)." What is the benefit of writing four digit years in one circ*mstance, and two digit years in another? • (1 vote) drszucker 7 years agoPosted 7 years ago. Direct link to drszucker's post “That would be me! Thanks ...” That would be me! Thanks for the alert. (1 vote)Want to join the conversation?
Think about this :
Prophet Muhammad saw. says "The wordly comforts are not for me. I am like a traveller in the shade and then goes on his way"
until he dead at 63 years old, he choice to be have simple life than to be a king.
