Depictions of God in the Drawings of German-Muslim Children

Abstract This empirical inquiry aimed to examine the qualitative differences of the ‘God’ concept of Turkish-German Sunni Muslim children living in Germany. In this study, non-anthropomorphic drawings did not increase gradually with age. Anthromoporphic God depictions seem to be ontologically moving...

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Main Author: Güleç, Yasemin (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2021
In: Journal of religion in Europe
Year: 2021, Volume: 14, Issue: 1/2, Pages: 106-132
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Germany / Child / Muslim / Child's drawing / God
IxTheo Classification:BJ Islam
KBB German language area
NBC Doctrine of God
ZF Education
Further subjects:B otherness from humans
B children’s drawings
B religious-cultural drawings
B sameness with humans
B concept of ‘God’
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Summary:Abstract This empirical inquiry aimed to examine the qualitative differences of the ‘God’ concept of Turkish-German Sunni Muslim children living in Germany. In this study, non-anthropomorphic drawings did not increase gradually with age. Anthromoporphic God depictions seem to be ontologically moving away from people with age. In the present study, indirect God depictions occurred six times more than the direct God depictions. ‘Religious-cultural drawings’ were the most common in the sample. The girls drew more aesthetic drawings that expressed an emotional bond with God. Boys depicted God more rationally and pragmatically in regard to human life and the world.
ISSN:1874-8929
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of religion in Europe
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1163/18748929-20211501