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Arab Dress, A Short History
From the Dawn of Islam to Modern Times
Series: - Themes in Islamic Studies, Volume: 2
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This richly illustrated volume is a historical and ethnographic study of one important aspect of Arab and Islamic material culture - clothing. While in part descriptive, its principal focus is on the evolution and transformations of modes of dress over the past 1400 years throughout the Middle East, North Africa, and for the Middle Ages, Islamic Spain. Arab clothing is treated as part of an Islamic vestimentary system and is discussed within the context of the social, religious, esthetic, and political trends of each age.
In addition to the five historical chapters, three chapters are devoted to major themes of Arab costume history - the dress code for non-Muslims, the important socio-economic and political institution of luxury fabrics and garments of honor, and the most well-known and frequently misunderstood institution of veiling.
In addition to the five historical chapters, three chapters are devoted to major themes of Arab costume history - the dress code for non-Muslims, the important socio-economic and political institution of luxury fabrics and garments of honor, and the most well-known and frequently misunderstood institution of veiling.
Yedida Kalfon Stillman was Professor of History and Near Eastern Languages at the University of Oklahoma and the world's acknowledged expert on Islamic clothing and the author of numerous scholarly books and studies in several languages.
Norman A. Stillman is Schusterman/Josey Professor of History at the University of Oklahoma, and was author's lifelong partner and collaborator.
Norman A. Stillman is Schusterman/Josey Professor of History at the University of Oklahoma, and was author's lifelong partner and collaborator.
'...remarkable treatise...strongly recommended reading for students of the social sciences and humanities, and of Arab history and culture in particular.â
Mohammad Talib, Journal of Islamic Studies.
âA veritable treasure trove of information about Arab dress, culled from a wide range of textual sources.â
Carol Bier, Journal of the American Oriental Society, 2002.
Mohammad Talib, Journal of Islamic Studies.
âA veritable treasure trove of information about Arab dress, culled from a wide range of textual sources.â
Carol Bier, Journal of the American Oriental Society, 2002.
All those interested in Islamic history and culture, art history, anthropology and ethnography, as well as students of textile and costume history, gender studies, religious studies, cultural studies, and semiotics.