Red Fez

Red Fez

Print of the Many Names of Allah

Hausa Koranic Writing Tablet

Hausa Koranic Writing Tablet

Moroccan Tray with Star of David Motif

Zam Zam Water

Zamzam Water #2

Zam Zam Water

Islam

Muslims, or practitioners of Islam, believe that a man from the Arabian Peninsula named Muhammed (570 CE-632 CE) was the last in a series of priests to receive a direct communication from the high god shared by Jews, Christians, and Muslims. In life, he had been a merchant and a warrior. Unlike Christians, Muslims deny […]

On Healing in the Afro-Atlantic Religions

Does religion teach us how to avoid suffering, or how to suffer and transcend? The Afro-Atlantic religions are often sought out by those who are suffering, and offer a philosophy of healing the whole person, with less regard for the Western dichotomy of physical and spiritual. This visual guided tour seeks to explore the following key questions: How are the gods and spirits called upon for healing? How do objects for ritual and healing specifically reflect their ambivalent abilities to both hurt and heal?