Book description
Picturing Islam: Art and Ethics in a Muslim Lifeworld
explores issues of religion, nationalism, ethnicity, and globalization
through the life and work of the prominent contemporary Indonesian
artist Abdul Djalil Pirous.
- Presents a unique addition to the anthropology of art and religion
- Demonstrates the impact of Islam, ethnicity, nationalism, and
globalization on the work and life of an internationally recognized
postcolonial artist
- Weaves together visual and narrative materials to tell an
engrossing story of a cosmopolitan Muslim artist
- Looks at contemporary Islamic art and the way it has been produced
in the world's largest Muslim nation, Indonesia
Kenneth M. George
is Professor of Anthropology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison,
and an associate of its Center for Southeast Asian Studies. His
ethnographic work on contemporary Indonesian art has been supported by
many fellowships including awards from the National Endowment for the
Humanities and the John Simon Guggenheim Foundation. George's first
book,
Showing Signs of Violence
, was awarded the 1998 Harry J. Benda Prize in Southeast Asian Studies
by the Association for Asian Studies. He also served as the Editor of
the
Journal of Asian Studies
from 2005 through 2008.
