نوع مقاله : مقاله پژوهشی
نویسندگان
1 دانشجوی مقطع کارشناسی ارشد، گروه پژوهش و تاریخ هنر، دانشکده هنر، دانشگاه تربیت مدرس، تهران، ایران
2 استادیار، گروه پژوهش و تاریخ هنر، دانشکده هنر، دانشگاه تربیت مدرس، تهران، ایران
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عنوان مقاله [English]
نویسندگان [English]
The Orient including Iran, Egypt, India, China, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia Minor has long been the cradle of great civilizations and major religions. Its distinction from the West lies not only in geography but also in historical, mystical, philosophical, political, religious, and cultural dimensions. During the 19th and 20th centuries, Orientalism emerged as a dominant discourse in both academic and cultural spheres, prompting many Western artists to depict Islamic societies through a lens that was often subjective, exaggerated, and distorted. This study focuses on the works of Jean-Léon Gérôme, Fausto Zonaro, and Gordon B. Coates, examining how Islamic - Shi‘i concepts particularly Ashura rituals, prayer scenes, and representations of the shrine of Imam Husayn (AS) have been visualized within Orientalist art. The research aims to analyze the Orientalist perspective in these visualizations and to reveal how Western-centric interpretations have shaped exoticized or inaccurate portrayals of Shi‘i religious and cultural elements. Findings indicate that many of these artworks, influenced by limited understanding and cultural preconceptions, contribute to misrepresentations of Shi‘i rituals in the Western imagination. This underscores the need for a critical reassessment of such images within the framework of Orientalist discourse and a deeper engagement with the cultural realities of Islamic societies. This research is descriptive analytical in nature and fundamental in purpose. Data collection was conducted through library and documentary methods
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