Images of enchantment
Subtitle: visual and performing arts of the Middle East
By: edited by Sherifa Zuhur.
Contributors: Zuhur, Sherifa.
Publisher: American University in Cairo Press
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Cairo, Egypt
Language: eng
Number of pages: 324
Subjects: Arts, Middle Eastern -- 20th century
Description: "This book brings a new approach to the study of the arts of the Middle East. By dealing in one volume with dance, music, painting, and cinema, as experienced and practiced not only within the Middle East but also abroad, Images of Enchantment breaks down the artificial distinctions - of form, geography, 'high' and 'low' art, performer and artist - that are so often used to delineate the subjects and processes of Middle Eastern artistic culture." "The eighteen essays in this book cover themes as diverse as Bedouin dance, the music of Arab Americans, cinema in Egypt and Iran, Hollywood representations of the Middle East, and contemporary Sudanese painting. The contributions come from scholars and critics and from the artists themselves. Together, they present a wide-ranging and holistic view of the arts in their social, political, anthropological, and gender contexts."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 301-315) and index.
"Dar el Kutub no. 11371/97"--T.p. verso.