Motif
Prohibition of figurative images in game pieces
prohibition_of_figurative_images_in_game_pieces
A motif of the Sacred Law and Social Order family, within the sub-family Idolatry and False Worship. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
islamic
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The Koran (Al-Qur'an) SECTION III / SECTION IV. / SECTION V. / OF CERTAIN NEGATIVE PRECEPTS IN THE KORN.; lines 6007-6058 confidence: medium
Mohammed is supposed to have disliked carved chess pieces used by pagan Arabs, including figures of men, elephants, horses, and dromedaries; some commentators identify these with prohibited images.
Carved chess pieces shaped as men and animals are connected by some commentators with prohibited images.
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