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• Calligraphy
  ...1996: 17). A contemporary definition of calligraphic [[practice]] is "the art of giving form to signs in an expressive, [[harmonious]] and skillful [[man ...ranges from [[function]]al hand lettered inscriptions and designs to fine art pieces where the abstract [[expression]] of the handwritten mark may or may
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• The Arts
  ...usually means the visual arts (comprising both [[fine art]], [[decorative art]], and [[crafts]]). The arts encompasses [[visual arts]], [[performing arts The great traditions in art have a foundation in the art of one of six ancient civilizations:
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• Art
  ...usually means the visual arts (comprising both [[fine art]], [[decorative art]], and [[crafts]]). The arts encompasses [[visual arts]], [[performing arts The great traditions in art have a foundation in the art of one of six ancient civilizations:
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• Faculty
  ...ikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_philosophy Islamic philosophy], and [[logic]] in Islamic philosophy. ''The Faculty of Art''s took its [[name]] from the [[seven]] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libe
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• Misanthropy
  ...ons]] or even excessively [[naive]] [[optimism]], since Plato argues that "art" would have allowed the [[potential]] misanthrope to recognize that the [[m In early and pre-Islamic philosophy, certain thinkers such as [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibn_al-
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• Melancholia
  ...R. Dening (1996), "Evidence for the existence of schizophrenia in medieval Islamic society", History of Psychiatry 7: 55-62 [56]. ...bstraction''], on the Berlin exhibition "Melancholy: Genius and Madness in Art"
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• Geomancy
  ...o an Indian origin, although Skinner thinks this to be unlikely. Having an Islamic or Arabic origin is most likely, since the expansive trade routes of Arabia *1: the art of placing or arranging buildings or other sites [[Auspices|auspiciously]].
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• Cain and Abel
  ...bil (Arabic: قابيل) and Habil (Arabic: هابيل) are used in other sources of Islamic literature. ...ricide persist in numerous [[references]] and retellings, through medieval art and Shakespearean works up to present day [[fiction]].
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• Aphorism
  :Life is short, art long, opportunity fleeting, experience deceptive, judgement difficult. ...a, the Biblical [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecclesiastes Ecclesiastes], Islamic [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hadith Hadith], ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/
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• Relief
  ...as in the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arabesque arabesques] of Islamic art, and may be of any subject.[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Relief]
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• 195:1 Influence of the Greeks
  ...onquest_of_the_Persian_Empire Adriatic to the Indus], trouble began. The [[art]] and [[philosophy]] of Greece were fully [[equal]] to the task of [[imperi ...the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_islam#Islamic_State_periods Islamic movement].
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• Miracles
  ...s the [[Miraj]]. Muhammad's face is veiled, a common practice in [[Islamic art]]. ==As products of creative art and social acceptance==
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• Ascension
  The Assumption of Mary, mother of Jesus, has been a subject of Christian art for centuries. Since the adoption of the Nicene Creed in 325, the Ascension ...tion of Mary). For centuries before that, the assumption was celebrated in art (see [[Assumption of the Virgin Mary]]). The proclamation leaves open wheth
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• Intellectual History
  ...nting say the author of the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle and this highly literate Islamic world. He was the first Arab to combine history and scientific geography in ...anian philosophy]], the [[Greek philosophy]] and with the development of [[Islamic philosophy]]. The [[Illumination School]] and the [[Transcendent Philosophy
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• Salem
  ...e collections of Judaica, archeological findings, and Israeli and European art. ...kefeller Archaeological Museum]], [[Ticho House]], and the Paley Center of Art.
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• Alchemy
  ...mbryonic science. Indeed, like the early chemist, the practitioner of "the Art" made use of a laboratory and of certain specific instruments; more importa ...an mysticism, and Qabbalah. In brief, all alchemists have proclaimed their art to be an esoteric technique pursuing a goal similar or comparable to that o
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• Philosophy
  ...simple ignorance of truth; that true knowledge leads to true virtue; that art is subordinate to moral purpose; and that the society of the [[city-state]] === [[Islamic philosophy]] ===
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• Humanities
  ...l or paint which can be molded or transformed to create some [[work of art|art object]]. Performing arts include [[acrobatics]], [[busking]], [[comedy]], ...[[Theatrical property|prop]]s. Dance was often referred to as a ''plastic art'' during the [[Modern dance]] era.
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• Western Philosophy
  ...[Abrahamic religion]]s ([[Jewish philosophy]], [[Christian philosophy]], [[Islamic philosophy]]). Indeed, the central concepts of these fields can be thought ...lime, humour, or fright - to any of the responses we might expect works of art or entertainment to elicit.
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• Humanity
  The great traditions in [[art]] have a foundation in the art of one of the ancient civilizations: ...eauty and anatomically correct proportions. [[Roman Empire|Ancient Roman]] art depicted gods as idealized humans, shown with characteristic distinguishing
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