ART 1107 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Tumulus, Religion In Africa, Quran
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The supernatural realm lies beyond our senses, yet in almost every age and culture, people have created diagrams, symbols and pictures that express to some extent their understanding of divinity. Humans strive constantly to grasp divine realm through: Religions and their imagery of deities and holy beings. The sphere and dome in islamic architecture stand for the heavens and oneness of god. The circle in the hindu religion, symbolizes the unknowable supreme. The triangle stands for the christian trinity. Animal features or natural phenomena can symbolize deities: The sun can be a symbol for god. Jesus is symbolized by a sacrificial lamb. The holy spirit by a dove or fire. Other religions are animistic with natural elements or animals as deities as well. Most african religions and the hindu religion recognizes a completely unknowable supreme being. In the islamic religion, allah is never depicted.
