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Architecture and Meaning in the Theory of al-Jahiz -- Architecture and Poetics -- Architecture and Myth -- Al-Jahiz in the Mosque at Damascus: Social Critique and Debate in the History of Umayyad Architecture -- Architecture and Desire
What is 'art' in the sense of the Islamic tradition? Mohammed Hamdouni Alami argues that Islamic art has historically been excluded from Western notions of art; that the Western aesthetic tradition's preoccupation with the human body has meant that Islamic and Western art being perceived as inherently at odds. However, the move away from this 'anthropomorphic aesthetic' in Western art movements, such as modern abstract and constructivist painting, have presented the opportunity for new ways of viewing and evaluating Islamic art and architecture