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The Idols of ISIS

- From Assyria to the Internet
Af: Aaron Tugendhaft Engelsk Hardback

The Idols of ISIS

- From Assyria to the Internet
Af: Aaron Tugendhaft Engelsk Hardback
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In 2015, the Islamic State released a video of men smashing sculptures in Iraq’s Mosul Museum as part of a mission to cleanse the world of idolatry. This book unpacks three key facets of that event: the status and power of images, the political importance of museums, and the efficacy of videos in furthering an ideological agenda through the internet. Beginning with the Islamic State’s claim that the smashed objects were idols of the “age of ignorance,” Aaron Tugendhaft questions whether there can be any political life without idolatry. He then explores the various roles Mesopotamian sculpture has played in European imperial competition, the development of artistic modernism, and the formation of Iraqi national identity, showing how this history reverberates in the choice of the Mosul Museum as performance stage. Finally, he compares the Islamic State’s production of images to the ways in which images circulated in ancient Assyria and asks how digitization has transformed politics in the age of social media. An elegant and accessibly written introduction to the complexities of such events, The Idols of ISIS is ideal for students and readers seeking a richer cultural perspective than the media usually provides.  
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In 2015, the Islamic State released a video of men smashing sculptures in Iraq’s Mosul Museum as part of a mission to cleanse the world of idolatry. This book unpacks three key facets of that event: the status and power of images, the political importance of museums, and the efficacy of videos in furthering an ideological agenda through the internet. Beginning with the Islamic State’s claim that the smashed objects were idols of the “age of ignorance,” Aaron Tugendhaft questions whether there can be any political life without idolatry. He then explores the various roles Mesopotamian sculpture has played in European imperial competition, the development of artistic modernism, and the formation of Iraqi national identity, showing how this history reverberates in the choice of the Mosul Museum as performance stage. Finally, he compares the Islamic State’s production of images to the ways in which images circulated in ancient Assyria and asks how digitization has transformed politics in the age of social media. An elegant and accessibly written introduction to the complexities of such events, The Idols of ISIS is ideal for students and readers seeking a richer cultural perspective than the media usually provides.  
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Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 136
ISBN-13: 9780226623535
Indbinding: Hardback
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ISBN-10: 022662353X
Kategori: Diverse produkter
Udg. Dato: 3 nov 2020
Længde: 14mm
Bredde: 223mm
Højde: 144mm
Forlag: The University of Chicago Press
Oplagsdato: 3 nov 2020
Forfatter(e): Aaron Tugendhaft
Forfatter(e) Aaron Tugendhaft

Kategori Diverse produkter

ISBN-13 9780226623535

Sprog Engelsk

Indbinding Hardback

Sider 136

Udgave

Længde 14mm

Bredde 223mm

Højde 144mm

Udg. Dato 3 nov 2020

Oplagsdato 3 nov 2020

Forlag The University of Chicago Press

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