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1981; Taylor & Francis; Volume: 33; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1111/j.1468-0033.1981.tb00337.x
ISSN1468-0033
Tópico(s)Education and Islamic Studies
ResumoAbstract‘This superb exhibition brings us a moving vision of the genius of the Islamic peoples as seen through one of their most favoured means of expression, of the multiple styles created out of a common spiritual and ethical source of inspiration. Calligraphy in the copying of the Quran reveals that spiritual communion which, down the centuries, has brought together under the same faith so many peoples of such diverse sensibilities and traditions.‘For Muslims everywhere the Quran the eternal Word of God—is the basis of all knowledge and wisdom. It is with the Quran that, traditionally, children learned to read and write. This is why the art of calligraphy—the art of copying the Quranhas been such a prestigious one throughout the Islamic world, why so many great artists have devoted their lives to fashioning an aesthetic form for the holy scripture that reflects the highest aspirations of their art.’ (From the speech of Amadou‐Mahtar M'Bow, Director‐General of Unesco, at the opening of the exhibition Quran and Bindings from the Chester Beatty Library at Unesco Headquarters, Paris, 16 June 1981.)
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