Images of Enchantment: Visual and Performing Arts of the Middle East
Editorial Reviews Book Description Contains eighteen essays, covering 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. Card catalog 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.
Images of Enchantment: Visual and Performing Arts of the Middle East,Sherifa Zuhur,American University in Cairo Press,9774244672,20th century,African,Art & Art Instruction,Arts, Middle Eastern,General,Performing Arts,Performing Arts/Dance
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