New Book, "Aisha’s Cushion" Explores Religious Art & Perceptions in Islam

THE AMERICAN MUSLIM

MASSACHUSETTS---Muslim attitudes toward religious images and objects display apparent contradictions that not only are shared with Islam’s sister religions of Christianity and Judaism, but also are apparent in the history of image-rich religions like Buddhism and Hinduism. In his forthcoming study, "Aisha’s Cushion: Religious Art, Perception, and Practice in Islam," [Jamal] Elias explains his approach to filling this gap in our understanding. [link]