Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Foreword vii
4. Introduction 1
5. 1. Eleven common mistakes about Islamic art 4
6. 2. God as creator, calligraphy and symbolism 45
7. 3. Religion, style and art 57
8. 4. Literature 79
9. 5. Music 105
10. 6. Home and garden 121
11. 7. The miraculousness of the Qur'an 141
12. 8. Philosophy and ways of seeing 165
13. 9. Interpreting art, interpreting Islam, interpreting philosophy 179
14. Notes 188
15. Bibliography 190
16. Further reading 196
17. Glossary 199
18. Index of Qur'anic passages 203
19. Index 204