Islam and tattooing: an old question, a new research topic

Most Muslim theologians have argued on the basis of the ḥadīth-literature that tattooing is ḥarām (forbidden), but it is nonetheless possible to find both historical and contemporary examples indicating that, at different times and in different places, this art was practiced by certain Islamic group...

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Main Author: Göran Larsson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Donner Institute 2011-01-01
Series:Scripta Instituti Donneriani Aboensis
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Online Access:https://journal.fi/scripta/article/view/67390