Between Cult and Culture
Bamiyan, Islamic Iconoclasm, and the Museum
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3420311 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Finbarr Barry Flood |
| Year | 2024 |
| Pages | 331-349 |
| Publication date | 2024-10-03 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Publisher | Routledge (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.4324/9781003579588-40 |
| OpenAlex | W4403106121 |
| ISBN | 9781003579588 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 72 |
| References cited | 2 |
This article uses the recent controversy regarding the destruction of the Bamiyan Buddhas as a paradigm to challenge essentializing notions of an “Islamic” response to the image. Beginning with a history of premodern iconoclastic practice in the Islamic world, it explores the reception of the Bamiyan Buddhas in light of evidence for a complex range of responses to Buddhist and Hindu images in Afghanistan. Finally, it relates the destruction of Buddhist antiquities in 2001 not to a timeless theology of images but to the role of the museum as the locus of a secular iconolatry characteristic of the modern nation-state
Ancient history · Archaeology · Art · Art history · Cult · Iconoclasm · Islam · Islamic Art · Archaeological Research and Protection · Conservation Techniques and Studies · Global Maritime and Colonial Histories · Historical and Architectural Studies · History · Islamic Studies and History · Visual Culture and Art Theory
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |