Anmerkungen:
Catalogue of an exhibition held at the Aga Khan Museum from March 9 to August 18, 2019
Includes bibliographical references and index
Beschreibung:
Visualizing the moon in the ancient Near East / Ömür Harmanşah -- From timekeeper to dimmed sun : the moon's long shadow in the Qur'an and Islamic literature / Walid Saleh -- The moon in science / Hamid Bohloul and Sonja Brentjes -- The moon in Islamic portable arts / Francesca Leoni -- "The real intention was my beloved" : the moon in Persian Sufi poetry / Omid Safi -- From auspicious ornament to state symbol : the crescent moon in Ottoman art and architecture / Ünver Rüstem -- Moonlight empire : lunar imagery in Mughal India / Yael Rice -- Travelling crafts : the moon and science fiction in modern and contemporary Middle Eastern art / Elizabeth Rauh.