TY  - BOOK
AU  - Shirazi,Faegheh
TI  - The history and significance of Islamicate textiles
SN  - 9781350291232
AV  - NK8808.9 .S55 2023
U1  - 746.091767 23/eng/20221115
KW  - Islamic textile fabrics
KW  - Social aspects
KW  - Material culture
KW  - Islamic countries
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Textiles and Symbols: A Mélange of Cultural Signifiers -- Talismanic Textiles: Gender, Status, and the Supernatural -- The Politicization of Textiles: Colonialism to the Present -- Refugees and Displaced Persons: A Textile Signature -- Textiles and Death Rituals in Islamicate Societies
N2  - "Faegheh Shirazi discusses textiles' crucial role in ceremonial, ritual, and spiritual lives in many cultures as well as their economic and political role dating back to pre-Islamic times. With five chapters arranged thematically, rather than by region or historic era, this a unique and fascinating exploration of the function of textiles in the Islamic realm as a signifier of cultural practices across a vast geographic area"--
ER  -