God is the best guardian: Islamic talismanic shirts from the gunpowder empires

مرکز و کتابخانه مطالعات اسلامی به زبان های اروپایی

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" God is the best guardian: Islamic talismanic shirts from the gunpowder empires "
Rose Muravchick Elias, Jamal J.

Document Type	:	Latin Dissertation
Language of Document	:	English
Record Number	:	803137
Doc. No	:	TL47913
Call number	:	‭1615091592;‮ ‬3635529‬
Main Entry	:	Vermonte, Philips Jusario
Title & Author	:	God is the best guardian: Islamic talismanic shirts from the gunpowder empires\ Rose MuravchickElias, Jamal J.
College	:	University of Pennsylvania
Date	:	2014
Degree	:	Ph.D.
field of study	:	Religious Studies
student score	:	2014
Page No	:	305
Note	:	Committee members: Holod, Renata; Matter, E. Ann
Note	:	Place of publication: United States, Ann Arbor; ISBN=978-1-321-16631-6
Abstract	:	Islamic talismanic shirts are fragile and highly ornamented textiles that feature Qur'anic text, magic squares, and other complex design elements common to talismanic objects of smaller, more portable form. The way in which these garments invoke the human body and thus differ from other talismans is of primary importance in understanding their creation and potential use. This study is based on data from over 80 Islamic talismanic shirts that is used to support a fuller articulation of the sartorial systems of robing common to the Ottoman and South Asian worlds within which they circulated. Two of these systems, the <i>khila'</i> (robe of honor) and the <i> khirqa</i> (the Sufi cloak) provide important insights into how garments become the physical markers of bodily interactions. By reinforcing the relationship between textiles and the human body within these systems, it becomes clear that Islamic talismanic shirts amplify the protective function of Qur'anic text through preserving the fleeting traces of human contact.
Subject	:	Religion; Philosophy; Islamic Studies
Descriptor	:	Philosophy, religion and theology;Social sciences;Bodily interaction;Islamic textiles;Qur’an;Robe of honor;Sufi cloak;Talisman
Added Entry	:	Elias, Jamal J.
Added Entry	:	Religious StudiesUniversity of Pennsylvania