Mom, why isn't there a picture of our prophet?
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EDUCATION THROUGH ART, vol.1, no.1, pp.21-27, 2005 (ESCI)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 1 Issue: 1
- Publication Date: 2005
- Doi Number: 10.1386/etar.1.1.21/1
- Journal Name: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EDUCATION THROUGH ART
- Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI)
- Page Numbers: pp.21-27
- Anadolu University Affiliated: No
Abstract
In this study I problematize the silence of Turkish art education toward the historical 'unease' about figurative representation in Islamic cultures. I provide readers with textual and visual evidence that calls for art teachers' attention to this issue. This evidence consists of examples from a variety of sources including survey results, interview transcripts, documentary photographs, and religious, official and popular texts. Taken together, they form a rationale for a comprehensive study that sets out to interpret the current situation with regard to the long-standing beliefs about figurative representation in Turkish/Islamic culture.