Doris Behrens-Abouseif is visiting professor at Harvard University.
Introduction
1
(9)
The Religious Approach
9
(26)
The Image of the World
11
(6)
The Koran and the Universe
17
(5)
Ghazali, the Sufi Way, and the Symbolism of Light
22
(13)
Al-Ghazali
22
(3)
The Sufi Way
25
(6)
The Symbolism of Light
31
(4)
Secular Beauty and Love
35
(36)
Proportion, Harmony, and the Psychological Factor
37
(7)
Nature and Artifice
44
(8)
Fauna
52
(4)
Human Beauty
56
(10)
Love
66
(5)
Music and Belles Lettres
71
(34)
Music
73
(10)
Belles-Lettres
83
(22)
Context
83
(12)
Literary Criticism
95
(4)
Originality
99
(3)
Imagination
102
(3)
The Visual Arts
105
(103)
The Status of the Arts
107
(17)
The Significance of Artistic Beauty
124
(11)
The Decorative Themes
135
(46)
Images
135
(3)
Calligraphy
138
(3)
Arabesque and Geometry
141
(7)
Architecture and Decoration
148
(7)
Unity, Diversity, and Transmission of Knowledge
155
(4)
Regalia and Luxury
159
(6)
Building or Architecture?
165
(16)
Conclusion
181
(6)
Notes
187
(10)
Bibliography
197
(11)
Literature in European Languages
197
(8)
Literature in Arabic
205
(3)
Biographical Notes
208
(5)
Index
213
(7)
Photo Credits
220
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