Tugendhaft, Aaron,
The idols of ISIS : from Assyria to the internet / - United States of America : University of Chicago Press , 2020 . - 155p.
Includes bibliographical references.
Idols -- Museums -- Videos.
"This book is intended for course use. It explores the range of political and religious issues at work when ISIS wields their sledgehammers and bombs to destroy or damage important cultural sites in the Middle East--like statues in the Mosul Museum, temples at Palmyra. Focusing on a video ISIS released when they destroyed artifacts in Mosul, the author examines three key aspects of the event: the status and power of idols, the institution of museums, and the efficacy of videos in furthering an ideological agenda"--
9780226623535 9780226737560
2020007574
Matḥaf al-Mawṣil.
IS (Organization)
Iconoclasm--Middle East.
Cultural property--Destruction and pillage--Middle East.
Idols and images--Middle East.
Motion pictures in propaganda.
Mass media and propaganda.
Islamic fundamentalism--Middle East.
N9103 / .T84 2020
700.482
The idols of ISIS : from Assyria to the internet / - United States of America : University of Chicago Press , 2020 . - 155p.
Includes bibliographical references.
Idols -- Museums -- Videos.
"This book is intended for course use. It explores the range of political and religious issues at work when ISIS wields their sledgehammers and bombs to destroy or damage important cultural sites in the Middle East--like statues in the Mosul Museum, temples at Palmyra. Focusing on a video ISIS released when they destroyed artifacts in Mosul, the author examines three key aspects of the event: the status and power of idols, the institution of museums, and the efficacy of videos in furthering an ideological agenda"--
9780226623535 9780226737560
2020007574
Matḥaf al-Mawṣil.
IS (Organization)
Iconoclasm--Middle East.
Cultural property--Destruction and pillage--Middle East.
Idols and images--Middle East.
Motion pictures in propaganda.
Mass media and propaganda.
Islamic fundamentalism--Middle East.
N9103 / .T84 2020
700.482