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Artisans, Sufis, Shrines: Colonial Architecture in Nineteenth-Century Punjab
Hussain Ahmad Khan
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Hardcover. To what extent can colonial influence and power be understood through architecture? Num Pages: 256 pages, 20 integrated bw, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FK; 1QDB; HBJF; HBTQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 223 x 142 x 23. Weight in Grams: 438.
In nineteenth-century Punjab, a cultural tug-of-war ensued as both Sufi mystics and British officials aimed to engage the local artisans as a means of realizing their ideological ambitions. When it came to influence and impact, the Sufi shrines had a huge advantage over the colonial art institutions, such as the Mayo School of Arts in Lahore. The mystically-inspired shrines, built as a statement of Muslim ruling ambitions, were better suited to the task of appealing to local art traditions. By contrast the colonial institutions, rooted in the Positivist Romanticism of the Victorian West, found assimilation to be more of a ... Read more
In nineteenth-century Punjab, a cultural tug-of-war ensued as both Sufi mystics and British officials aimed to engage the local artisans as a means of realizing their ideological ambitions. When it came to influence and impact, the Sufi shrines had a huge advantage over the colonial art institutions, such as the Mayo School of Arts in Lahore. The mystically-inspired shrines, built as a statement of Muslim ruling ambitions, were better suited to the task of appealing to local art traditions. By contrast the colonial institutions, rooted in the Positivist Romanticism of the Victorian West, found assimilation to be more of a ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Number of Pages
232
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781784530143
SKU
V9781784530143
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About Hussain Ahmad Khan
Hussain Ahmad Khan holds a PhD from the National University of Singapore. He is an assistant professor in the Department of Humanities at COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Lahore.
Reviews for Artisans, Sufis, Shrines: Colonial Architecture in Nineteenth-Century Punjab
This book makes a significant contribution to the scholarship on the cultural and social history of the subcontinent's Muslim communities. Dr Maurizio Peleggi, Associate Professor, Dept of History, National University of Singapore and editor of the Journal of Southeast Asian Studies By exploring the intersection of shrine architecture, folklore, festival markets and artisan life, Hussain Ahmad Khan shows ... Read more