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When religious painting traditions require personal belief

I have been studying Islamic geometric painting for three years but I am not Muslim and I worry that my lack of faith makes the work spiritually empty

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The question of whether spiritual art can be authentic without corresponding inner commitment touches the relationship between technique and transcendence.

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