Modernism on the Nile: Art in Egypt Between the Islamic and the Contemporary
(Part of the Islamic Civilization and Muslim Networks Series)
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Analyzing the modernist art movement that arose in Cairo and Alexandria from the late nineteenth century through the 1960s, Alex Dika Seggerman reveals how the visual arts were part of a multifaceted transnational modernism. While the work of diverse, major Egyptian artists during this era may have appeared to be secular, she argues, it reflected the subtle but essential inflection of Islam, as a faith, history, and lived experience, in the overarching...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:1469653044
ISBN13:9781469653044
Release Date:September 2019
Publisher:University of North Carolina Press
Length:296 Pages
Weight:1.60 lbs.
Dimensions:0.9" x 6.3" x 9.3"
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