In this program, art critic Waldemar Januszczak travels through the heart of the Middle East and beyond to study a wide range of Islamic architecture, decoration, and art objects. Providing helpful historical background on the faith - with an eye on the explosive spread of early Islamic culture - the program examines the pristine beauty of India’s Taj Mahal as well as one of the world’s oldest surviving mosques, and what may be its most spectacular: the Great Mosque in the Syrian capital of Damascus. Dispelling the myth that Islam forbids all pictorial images, Januszczak analyzes mosaics commissioned by Umayyad caliphs Al-Walid I and II - including one uninhabited cityscape that seems to depict heavenly paradise.

Films Media Group

Taj Mahal (Agra, India), Islamic art--Middle East, Islamic art--India, Islamic architecture--History, Islamic art--History, Sanat, İslam--Ortadoğu, Sanat, İslam--Tarihi, Jami al-Umari al-Kabir (Damascus, Syria)

Paradise Found: Discovering Islamic Art

Russell, Simon (Composer), Niblett, Simon (Videographer), Chan, Oscar (Editor), Januszczak, Waldemar (Contributor), Lerner, Mike (Producer), Bluemel, James (Director), ZCZ Films (Producer), Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Publisher), Channel Four Television Corporation (Collaborator)

01:00:07 (HH:MM:SS)

English

adult/continuing education, higher education

Name	Films Media Group (Firm)
Role	publisher
Telephone	800-257-5126
Address	200 Metro Blvd., Suite 124, Hamilton, NJ 08619
Email	[email protected]

2007-01-01

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