Islam

Primarily works about Islam and the Arabs prior to modern times.

This website is conceived as a companion to the Islamic galleries at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Intended as a general introduction to Islamic art, it draws upon examples from the museum’s comprehensive collection, which includes works from an area extending from southern Spain to Central Asia, ranging in date from the seventh through the nineteenth century. The text is designed for readers who seek to go beyond the obvious surface beauty of Islamic art to discover the rich historical and cultural traditions from which this art emerged.

Discussions about attitudes, beliefs, ways of thinking, religion, motives and reasoning, and the like of people in the Middle Ages.