ARTH 204 Lecture 5: Islamic Art Class Notes 1

• School: McGill University
• Department: Art History & Communications
• Course: ARTH 204
• Professor: Cecily Hilsdale

Document Summary

Arth 204: intro to medieval art and architecture. !1: compare/contrast to christianity, christianity: slow process from within roman empire over centuries, christ performed miracles, was divine and human, parables essential to his identity, passion central to liturgy, Eucharist, ritual aspect: islam: more rapid expansion, movement and mobilization of communities, religion was political, galvanizing social movement from moment of its inception. Prophet, man and messenger of god, did not perform miracles in the traditional or. Official sense, did not undergo passion of christ => did not depict revelation in traditional way artistically, monotheistic message to community: stark differences in early histories impacted relationship between state and church, medina, house of the prophet, 624. Reconstruction: from later texts, constructed from local materials, sun dried mud brick, modest structure, domestic architecture, enclosed courtyard, large space for gathering, shelter at end, qibla wall at southern wall in direction of.