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Table of Contents of Beauty in Arabic Culture

Introduction

The Religious Approach

The Image of the World

The Koran and the Universe

Ghazālī, the Sufi Way, and the Symbolism of Light

Al-Ghazālī

The Sufi Way

The Symbolism of Light

Secular Beauty and Love

Proportion, Harmony, and the Psychological Factor

Nature and Artifice

Fauna

Human Beauty

Love

Music and Belles-Lettres

Music

Belles-Lettres

Context

Literary Criticism

Originality

Imagination

The Visual Arts

The Status of the Arts

The Significance of Artistic Beauty

The Decorative Themes

Images

Calligraphy

Arabesque and Geometry

Architecture and Decoration

Unity, Diversity, and Transmission of Knowledge

Regalia and Luxury

Building or Architecture?

Conclusion

Notes

Bibliography

Literature in European Languages

Literature in Arabic

Biographical Notes

Index

Photo Credits