Dr Hee Sook Lee-Niinioja

Broschiertes Buch

The Continuity of Pre-Islamic Motifs in Javanese Mosque Ornamentation, Indonesia

Beschreibung

This book assesses the continuity and significance of Hindu-Buddhist design motifs in Islamic mosques in Java. The volume investigates four pre-Islamic motifs in Javanese mosque ornamentation from the 15th century to the present day: prehistoric tumpals, Hindu-Buddhist kala-makaras, lotus buds, and scrolls.

Autor

Hee Sook Lee-Niinioja is a scholar, journalist, artist and designer. An Asian pioneer student in Scandinavia (1975), she holds the following degrees: BA journalism: South Korea; BA & MA art-design: Norway; MA visual communication: USA; PhD architecture: UK. Specializing in comparisons of Hindu-Buddhist/Christian/Islamic architecture, cultural heritage, and semiotics, she has authored monographs, conference papers, and articles, and delivered lectures at universities/institutes/NGOs worldwide. From 2017-20 she was President of ICOMOS-ICICH (Scientific Committee on Intangible Cultural Heritage).

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Archaeopress
• Seitenzahl: 296
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. Januar 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 289mm x 206mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 1054g
• ISBN-13: 9781803270487
• ISBN-10: 1803270489
• Artikelnr.: 63508368