Islamic art is intended to suggest but not to portray the divine presence

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Religion

 

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Lori N

 

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March 18, 2016

 

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University

 

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A

 

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These guidelines define what is acceptable as a subject for a work of art and also the form that any work of art may take. The forms of art that are deemed acceptable and their symbolism give an indication of the intention of Islamic art. I will attempt to show through examples of different types of Islamic art that the intention of Islamic art is merely to suggest and not to portray the divine presence...
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These Prophetic sayings (hadiths) among other things may have provided the driving force for Muslim's desire to embellish and beautify not only their places of worship, but also their homes and even objects commonly used in everyday life. The main focus of Islamic art appears to be on ornamentation rather than art for art's sake, whereas the focus of art in other religious frameworks has quite often moved away from ornamentation and towards art for art's sake...
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