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aniconic

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aniconic [ˌænaɪˈkɒnɪk]
adj
(Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Art Terms) (of images of deities, symbols, etc.) not portrayed in a human or animal form
[from an- + iconic]
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The author corrects certain notions regarding the influence of Islamic culture: for instance the Hindus did not learn aniconic worship from the Muslims, since Nirguna Bhakti was always part of the religion; and in architecture the domical and arcuate constructions were not Islamic interventions but were used in the Hindu Sahi temples in west Pakistan as early as the 6th century CE.
Building Communities in Gujarat: Architecture and Society during the ... by Aiyar, Indira S. / Marg, A Magazine of the Arts
quot; (Cited in Wikipedia encyclopaedia) Or look at the following aniconic interpretation of the (Shiva) Linga as a conceptual confluence of the holy triumvirate of the Hindu dharma: "Shivalinga consists of three parts.
Obiter Dicta on Artistic Freedom & Social Responsibility by Vox Indica / Politics community
Introduction Though wide-ranging and in-depth studies have been conducted about many religious ritual practices and sites in the Kathmandu Valley, there is a relative paucity of information about those ubiquitous and fascinating shrines which house aniconic representations of divinities.
Aniconic worship in the Kathmandu Valley: a brief typology by Boke, Charis / Contributions to Nepalese Studies
 
 
 
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