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The jinn had an indirect impact on Islamic art through the creation of talismans that were alleged to guard the bearer from the jinn and were enclosed in leather and included Qur'anic verses. [115] It was not unusual for those talismans to be inscribed with separated Arabic letters, because the separation of those letters was thought to ...
Jinn, also djinn or genies, are supernatural creatures in early Arabian and later Islamic mythology and theology The main article for this category is Jinn . Subcategories
The mythology of Indonesia is very diverse, the Indonesian people consisting of hundreds of ethnic groups, each with their own myths and legends that explain the origin of their people, the tales of their ancestors and the demons or deities in their belief systems. The tendency to syncretize by overlying older traditions with newer foreign ...
Isma'ilite scholar Nasir Khusraw (1004 – between 1072–1088) elaborates on the concept of parī in his explanation of angels, jinn, and devils. He asserts that parī is the Persian term for jinn. Then, he proceeds that the parīs are divided into two categories: angel and devil.
The art of wood carving is quite well-developed in Indonesia. Other than tribal art woodcarvings of Asmat, Dayak, Nias, and Toraja area is well known for its refined wood carving culture; they are Jepara in Central Java, and Bali. Mas village near Ubud in Bali is renowned for their wood carving art. Balinese woodcarving today has a sustained ...
Al-Uthaymin has stated that Qareen is an evil jinn (evil spirit) who is tasked to lead human astray with God's permission to test the faith of humans, as interpretation of al-Baqara chapter in verse 268. [12] [better source needed] Some identify the Qareen not as a separate being but as the "other self": a spirit integral to the person.
As in the Hindu era, Islamic art in Indonesia is centered in the Kraton or palace. An artist's job is not only to create works of art, but he is also an expert in various sciences and philosophies, in addition to knowing other branches of art. In Islamic art, there is a prohibition against depicting the motives of living things in realistic forms.
In some parts of Indonesia, there are pocong variants that are unique to the places from which they emerged. One of such creatures is known as the plastic pocong [ 3 ] that haunts Jakarta . The plastic pocong' s origin is traced to the purportedly true story of a pregnant woman who was murdered in cold blood by her boyfriend.