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Westerners have a strong impression that Islam does not allow religious imagery. Elias corrects this view. Unearthing shades of meaning in Islamic thought throughout history, he argues that Islamic perspectives on representation and perception should be sought in diverse areas such as optics, alchemy, dreaming, vehicle decoration, Sufi metaphysics.
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Aisha's Cushion, Jamal J. Elias
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- Released
- 2012
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- Title
- Aisha's Cushion
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Jamal J. Elias
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Released
- 2012
- Format
- Hardcover
- ISBN10
- 0674058062
- ISBN13
- 9780674058064
- Category
- Social sciences, Esotericism and Religion
- Description
- Westerners have a strong impression that Islam does not allow religious imagery. Elias corrects this view. Unearthing shades of meaning in Islamic thought throughout history, he argues that Islamic perspectives on representation and perception should be sought in diverse areas such as optics, alchemy, dreaming, vehicle decoration, Sufi metaphysics.