The sacred and the secular: aesthetics in domestic spaces of Pakistan/Punjab
The book is based on ethnographic fieldwork which was carried out between 2012 and 2014, within the framework of the selected sample in the domestic spaces of different social strata in the Pakistani province of Punjab. The study focuses on the objects of material culture and artifacts kept for deco...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Wien Zürich
Lit
[2016]
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| In: | Year: 2016 |
| Further subjects: | B
Interior decoration (Pakistan) (Panjab)
B Material Culture (Pakistan) (Panjab) B Thesis B Dwellings Decoration (Pakistan) (Panjab) B Domestic space Decoration (Pakistan) (Panjab) |
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| Summary: | The book is based on ethnographic fieldwork which was carried out between 2012 and 2014, within the framework of the selected sample in the domestic spaces of different social strata in the Pakistani province of Punjab. The study focuses on the objects of material culture and artifacts kept for decoration as memorabilia, or presented as gifts for religious or other purposes in these domestic spaces The field of research: Pakistani Punjab -- Islam, image and iconophobia -- Popular arts and its transformation -- Popular religious art -- Popular figures of piety -- Popular secular art -- Souvenir arts -- Objects of status representation -- Family memorabilia -- Conclusion: Identities and manifestation |
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| ISBN: | 3643908369 |