評論
打印
In fact, the only man-made image
事實上 唯一的人造圖像
is a wonderful piece of calligraphy
是一件杰出的書法作品
which is a quote from the Koran.
語句出自《古蘭經》
It's as if what we're expected to do when we come in here
就好像我們來到這里的意義就是
is to see and go away with the Word of God.
目睹真主阿拉的啟示 并將其銘記于心
Islam, as a faith of the word,
作為一門恪守經文的宗教
is enshrined in the Koran itself.
伊斯蘭銘刻于《古蘭經》中
There are many famous sayings and stories that condemn idolatry
有許多有名的諺語和故事譴責盲目崇拜
and give warning about the dangers of images.
并且對圖像的危險給予了警告
But in the ancient city of Istanbul itself,
但在古城伊斯坦布爾
a very different picture of Islam fills our field of vision.
進入我們視野的卻是一幅迥異的伊斯蘭圖景
Islam is absolutely not an artless religion.
伊斯蘭教絕不是缺乏藝術的宗教
In the whole history of the faith,
在它的整個歷史進程中
you cannot trace a single, uncontested line
你無法根據某一條毫無爭議的線索
about images of living creatures or about the image of God.
回溯生物圖案或真主肖像的發展過程
In the Middle Ages, the Islamic world held some of the most
中世紀時 伊斯蘭世界針對美學
intricate debates on aesthetics, the nature of beauty,
美的本質 人類眼睛的光學原理
the optics of the human eye,
以及我們對自然界的感知
and our sensory experience of the natural world.
發起了多次極為復雜的爭論
And there's a kaleidoscope of stories and parables
千變萬化的故事與寓言
that are Islam's conversation with itself
描述了伊斯蘭教內部
about the role of the artist and the purpose of the image.
對藝術家角色與圖像意義進行的討論
And one of the most revealing
其中一個最具啟發性的故事
takes us into the domestic life
帶我們一窺先知穆罕默德
of the Prophet Muhammad himself.
本人的家庭生活
One day, Muhammad came home to discover that his wife Aisha
有一天 穆罕默德回家發現妻子阿伊莎
had acquired a tapestry
得到了一條掛毯
with images of living creatures woven into the design.
花紋中交織著生物的圖案
And she'd hung it up.
她把它掛了起來
