Picturing Islam: Art and Ethics in a Muslim Lifeworld explores issues of religion, nationalism, ethnicity, and globalization through the life and work of the prominent contemporary Indonesian artist Abdul Djalil Pirous. + Presents a unique addition to the anthropology of art and religion + Demonstrates the impact of Islam, ethnicity, nationalism, and globalization on the work and life of an internationally recognized postcolonial artist + Weaves together visual and narrative materials to tell an engrossing story of a cosmopolitan Muslim artist + Looks at contemporary Islamic art and the way it has been produced in the world’s largest Muslim nation, Indonesia