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The Visual Culture of American Religions by David Morgan,

Fourteen respected scholars of religion american culture religion visual and art are brought together in this heavily illustrated volume to demonstrate in a variety of contexts how visual culture can be fruitfully treated as evidential (and not merely illustrational) in the historical study of American religions.
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Deconstructing the American Mosque: Space, Gender, and Aesthetics by Akel Ismail Kahera,

"This text will be the classic work in the field. . . . It will be extremely useful for general Islamic studies, for studies of religion in America, american culture religion visual and for the study of Islam in America."--Aminah Beverly McCloud, Associate Professor of Islamic Studies, DePaul University, ChicagoFrom the avant-garde design of the Islamic Cultural Center in New York City to the simplicity of the Dar al-Islam Mosque in Abiquiu, New Mexico, the American mosque takes many forms of visual american culture religion visual and architectural expression. The absence of a single, authoritative model american culture religion visual and the plurality of design nuances reflect the heterogeneity of the American Muslim community itself, which embodies a whole spectrum of ethnic origins, traditions, american culture religion visual and religious practices. In this book, Akel Ismail Kahera explores the history american culture religion visual and theory of Muslim religious aesthetics in the United States since 1950. Using a notion of deconstruction based on the concepts of "jamal" (beauty), "subject," american culture religion visual and "object" found in the writings of Ibn Arabi (d. 1240), he interprets the forms american culture religion visual and meanings of several American mosques from across the country. His analysis contributes to three debates within the formulation of a Muslim aesthetics in North America--first, over the meaning, purpose, american culture religion visual and function of visual religious expression; second, over the spatial american culture religion visual and visual affinities between American american culture religion visual and non-American mosques, including the Prophet's mosque at Madinah, Arabia; american culture religion visual and third, over the relevance of culture, place, american culture religion visual and identity to the making of contemporary religious expression in North America.
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American Capital of Culture - The NGO "American Capital of Culture Organization" selects one American city annually to serve as the American Capital of Culture for a period of one year. The organization claims the initiative is based closely on the European Capital of Culture programme; it enjoys the backing of the hemisphere-wide Organization of American States, but the OAS is not involved in the selection process.

Visual culture - Visual culture is a field of study within cultural studies focusing on aspects of culture that rely on visual images. Among cultural studies theorists working with contemporary culture, this often overlaps with film studies and the study of television, although it can also include video game studies, comics, traditional artistic media, advertising, and any other medium that has a crucial visual component.

African American culture - African American culture is both part of, and distinct from American culture. From their earliest presence in North America, Africans and African Americans have contributed literature, art, agricultural skills, foods, clothing styles, music, and language to American culture.

American Academy of Religion - The American Academy of Religion is the world's largest association of scholars in the field of religion and related topics. It was founded in 1909.

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