Motivi duhovnog uspona duše (miradž) na molitvenoj prostirci, serdžadi
Motifs of the spiritual ascension of the soul (Miraj) on the prayer mat, sajjadah
Author(s): Fatima KadićSubject(s): Visual Arts, Metaphysics, Aesthetics, Philosophy of Religion, History of Islam, Contemporary Islamic Thought, Sociology of Art, Qur’anic studies
Published by: Naučnoistraživački institut »Ibn Sina«
Keywords: knotted prayer mat; serjad; motifs; symbols; stepped mihrab; bird; futuvet – spiritual chivalry;
Summary/Abstract: The paper deals with the interpretation of the motif of the stepped mihrab and the bird on hand-woven, knotted prayer rugs, sajjadas, from Anatolia and Central Asia. The task of the paper is to interpret the meaning of the mentioned motifs in the Muslim context, rather than establishing their etymology from pre-Islamic arts. Using scholarly iconological/iconographic methodology and the method of contextualization, we sought this meaning in the field of tasawwuf, or Islamic spirituality, which – through the institution of futuwwa, spiritual chivalry – was taught and practiced among artists and craftsmen of the Muslim world from the 13th to the 20th century. Key words: knotted pile prayer rug, sajjadah, motifs, symbols, the stepped mihrab, the bird, futuwwa – spiritual chivalry.
Journal: Znakovi vremena - Časopis za filozofiju, religiju, znanost i društvenu praksu
- Issue Year: XXVIII/2025
- Issue No: 103-104
- Page Range: 131-158
- Page Count: 28
- Language: Bosnian
