| Description |
xvi, 333 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 25 cm |
| Note |
Maps on lining paper. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Foreword -- Preface -- Editors' note -- Acknowledgements -- Part 1: Introductory Chapters -- Stepping inside: culture through the windows of art and literature / Arley Loewen -- Guided tour of Afghanistan's history / Jonathan Lee -- g Part 2: Dari (Afghan Persian) Literature -- Thousand years of Persian jewels: classical Persian poetry / Arley Loewen -- Rhyme and verse in politics: Persian poetry in Afghanistan since 1900 / Bashir Sakhawarz -- They constantly sing with grief: eleven modern Afghan poets / Arley Loewen, with Partaw Nadiri -- Voices from behind windows and walls: an overview of Dari short stories / Arley Loewen -- Glimpses behind windows and walls: nine short stories from twentieth-century Dari fiction / Arley Loewen -- Crawling worms, blooming flowers, and poplar trees: Dari children's rhymes / Asadullah Shour, with Arley Loewen -- Tea first, and then we fight!: proverbs in the Afghan Dari language / Juan Cardenas -- Part 3: Pahto Literature -- Guns and roses: two strands of love and war in Pashto poetry / Robert Sampson -- I love my land!: Pashto poem in the past 100 years / Habibullah Rafi, with Arley Loewen -- Traditions live on: the modern Pashto short story in Afghanistan / Muhammad Zarin Anzur, with Arley Loewen -- Pinkie finger says 'Let's go!': Pashto lullabies and nursery rhymes / Muhammad Nabi Tadbir, with Arley Loewen -- Prisms of light on Pashtun life and culture: Pashto proverbs / Len Bartlotti -- Tit for tat: a selection of Pashto proverbs from Rohi Mataluna / Len Bartlotti -- Part 4: Themes Of Culture -- What will people say?: reputation in Persio-Afghan society / Arley Loewen -- Please be my patron: how Firdawsi was embittered by Sultan Mahmud of Ghazni / Arley Loewen -- Longing for home, but how to get there?: the poet Hafiz and the 'Problem of the heart' / Arley Loewen -- Love for the sake of love: medieval and modern love stories from Afghanistan and beyond / Arley Loewen -- Part 5: Traditional Arts -- Crossroads of cultures and the Silk Roads: the archaeological and architectural heritage of Afghanistan / Jonathan Lee -- God taught man by the pen: calligraphy in Afghan culture / LK Michelsen -- Silent beauty within alleys and walls: the old city of Kabul / Rory Stewart -- Carving a niche in culture: the noble art of woodcarving / Hermione Calvocoressi and Mohammad Yousef Suratgar -- Shaping Afghanistan: traditional pottery and economic reconstruction / Ester Svensson, Noah Coburn, and Ustad Honaryar -- Part 6: Performing And Fine Arts -- Modern sounds, traditional words: singing and music in Afghanistan / Arley Loewen, with Vaheed Kaacemy and Sediq Qiam -- Drawing back the curtain: art and artists of Afghanistan / Mohammad Alam Farhad, with Arley Loewen -- From love to Osama: film in Afghanistan / Arley Loewen, with Timur Hakimyar and Jawansher Haydari -- Part 7: Potpourri -- East meets west: two Afghan authors who write in English / Arley Loewen -- Mullah Nasruddin: the legendary wise fool / Arley Loewen -- No right to write, no freedom to sing: the role of Afghan women in literature and music / Fatama Akhtari, with Arley Loewen -- Who built that wall?: the Wall of Kabul and other folk tales / Arley Loewen -- Cartoons and comedy in Afghanistan / Zach Warren -- Appendix 1: Cultural initiatives: a few examples / Arley Loewen and Sharon Craig -- Glossary -- About the contributors -- About the editors -- Index. |
| Summary |
Images of Afghanistan provides the first-ever overview of the art and literature of Afghanistan. 32 chapters on art, music, film, proverbs, short stories, poetry, cartoons, and folktales in popular style offer key insights into the complexities of Afghan culture. The book is divided into seven sections. Introductory chapters focus on the history of Afghanistan and understanding culture through art and literature. A Dari Literature section covers classical and modern poetry, short stories, proverbs and children's rhymes. A Pashto Literature section includes traditional poetry, modern poetry, short stories, folktales, proverbs and tappas. The Themes of Culture section analyzes the dynamics of shame and honor in the Persio-Afghan setting, the traditional need for patronage and its modern relevance, the mystical longing for God as reflected in the ghazals of Hafiz, and romantic love in traditional and modern love stories. The Traditional Art section covers calligraphy, woodworking, and ceramics, the unique layout of the traditional city, and archaeological heritage. The Performing Arts and Fine Art section explores the development of music, fine art, and film in Afghanistan. A final section called Potpourri features Afghan authors who help span the chasm between east and west, a selection of modern cultural initiatives, the infamous folk character Mullah Nasruddin, the role of women in art and literature, and cartoons and comedy. |
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Afghanistan -- Civilization.
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Afghanistan. |
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Civilization. |
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Afghanistan -- Social life and customs.
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Manners and customs. |
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Pushto literature -- History and criticism.
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Pushto literature. |
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Arts -- Afghanistan.
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Arts. |
| Added Author |
Loewen, Arley, 1957-
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McMichael, Josette.
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| ISBN |
9780195477955 |
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0195477952 |
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