Edited by John Andrew Morrow
Islamic Imagery will explore a series of significant symbols found in the Qur’an and the Sunnah. Each chapter will address the multifarious manifestations of a single image according to Sunni, Shi‘ite and Sufi sources. Each image will be analyzed literally and metaphorically from an imaginative, eclectic, innovative and interdisciplinary approach, bringing together religious and cultural studies. Each image will be examined exoterically and esoterically, literally, linguistically, allegorically, symbolically, religiously, theologically and philosophically. Primary sources shall be entirely Arabic, including the Holy Qur’an, Prophetic Traditions or Ahadith, namely the sayings of the Prophet Muhammad and, for Shi‘ites, the apothegms of the Twelve Imams, and a broad range of Tafasir or commentaries of the Qur’an. Secondary sources will be drawn primarily from the works of Annemarie Schimmel, Seyyed Hossein Nasr, William C. Chittick, Sachiko Murata, and other leading scholars of Islam from both East and West who have grasped the faith in both its outer and inner dimensions. Islamic Imagery will provide an inventory and analysis of the predominant images in the Qur’an and the Sunnah, demonstrating the diversity which exists at the heart of Islamic unity. Islamic Imagery is set to be a valuable reference source for both students and scholars alike and an essential library addition. The work is currently under contract with McFarland, a leading U.S. publisher of scholarly, reference and academic books with worldwide distribution.
Islamic Imagery will contain 50, 10-20 page chapters, each devoted to a single Islamic image, contributed by leading experts in the field of Islamic, Arabic, Persian, and Literary Studies. Scholars may explore the following images, among many others: The Image of the Road / The Image of the Polytheist / The Image of Power / The Image of the Veil / The Image of Light / The Image of Darkness /The Image of the Perfect Human Being / The Image of Justice / The Image of Nature / The Image of God / The Image of Satan / The Image of Love / The Image of Heaven / The Image of Hell / The Image of Islam in Architecture / The Image of Nature / The Image of Sex / The Image of Good / The Image of Evil / The Image of Women / The Image of Men / The Image of Children / The Image of Parents / The Image of the Father / The Image of the Mother / The Image of the Other / The Image of the Jew / The Image of the Christian / The Image of the Law / The Image of Intoxication / The Image of Life / The Image of Death / The Image of Truth / The Image of Falsehood / The Image of Mercy / The Image of Wrath / The Image of the Prophet / The Image of the Imams / The Image of Knowledge / The Image of Mercy / The Image of the Prophets / The Image of Sin / The Image of Unity / The Image of the Unseen / The Image of the Jinn / The Image of Ignorance / The Image of the Universe / The Image of Arabic / The Image of Creation / The Image of Race / The Image of Scholar
CONTRIBUTIONS
Scholars who are interested in contributing one or more chapters to Islamic Imagery are invited to submit a one-page abstract, proposal, or letter of intent by September 1st, 2010. Scholars will submit their chapters by September 1st, 2011 to be subjected to the most stringent peer-review process.
CONTACT
Dr. John Andrew Morrow, Associate Professor of Spanish, French and Arabic-Islamic Studies, Coordinator of the Department of Foreign Languages, Minot State University, 500 University Ave. West, Minot, ND, USA, 58707. TEL: (701) 858-4265; FAX: (701) 858-3894; EMAIL: drjamorrow3333@hotmail.com
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