Picturing Islam: Art and Ethics in a Muslim Lifeworld

Preface xi

Acknowledgments xiii

Note on Qur'anic Verse xvii

Guide to Indonesian Spelling and Pronunciation xviii

Introduction: Picturing Islam 1

1 Becoming a Muslim Citizen and Artist 15

2 Revelations and Compulsions 39

3 Diptych – Making Art Islamic and Making Islamic Art Indonesian 54

Part 1: Making Art Islamic 54

Part 2: Making Islamic Art Indonesian 66

4 Spiritual Notes in the Social World 80

5 Anguish, Betrayal, Uncertainty, and Faith 107

Conclusion: A Retrospective 132

Afterword: Choosing a Frame 143

References 148

Index 155