Tag: turkey
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091 | Faith :: Istanbul, Turkey, 2013
Not too far from Hagia Sophia lies Hagia Irene, a Greek Eastern Orthodox Church that had the luxury of not being converted to a mosque after the fall of Constantinople. Along with Hagia Sophia and Hagia Dynamis, these three churches were dedicated to God’s three attributes, peace, wisdom, and power. Hagia Irene had stood for…
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037 | Words :: Istanbul, Turkey, 2013
In Islamic culture, the pictorial depiction of creatures with souls has been historically discouraged, which includes God, humans, and sometimes animals. The adoption of aniconism originated as a measure against idolatry per Quran’s instructions, although different schools of thoughts have various interpretations as to the extent of enforcement. As a result, Muslim artists turned their…