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Genie Bottle - Arabic Culture

Cultural Significance

Country of Origin

  • Many Muslims would likely view the term “mythological” as a pejorative statement because traditionally they take the belief that Jinn are real beings
  • In Islam-associated mythology, the Jinn were said to be controllable by magically binding them to objects, as Solomon most famously did; the Spirit of the Lamp in the story of Aladdin was such a Jinni, bound to an oil lamp.

Design Qualities

  • Myth of Genies originated in Islamic mythology as well as pre-Islamic Arabian mythology
  • Term genie comes from the Arabic word 'jinni'
  • This is an evil spirit that can be an animal or person
  • Said to have magical powers
  • The Jinn are said to be creatures with free will, made of smokeless fire by God
  • In the Qur’an, the Jinn are frequently mentioned
  • Muhammad was said to have been sent as a prophet to “men and Jinn”

Original design included no handle, pointed top, and paint design from Arabic 'rugs'

Color Scheme

  • Loosely based off of 'I Dream of Jeannie'
  • Also worked more with the acrylics made available
  • Researched to find a 'simpler' design--due to lack of time, resources, and texture of paper mache

What I would Change

SHAPE & FORM

Resources Cited

  • Taken time to add gesso to make it smoother, and allow me the ability to make a more complex design

Maintained original concept -- it was interesting to watch the shape form and evolve as I added armatures and additional pieces to the body of the work

"A Brief History of Jinn or Genies." Circa71. The Twenty Eleven Theme, 25 Aug. 2011. Web. 10 Feb. 2016. <https://circa71.wordpress.com/2011/08/25/a-brief-history-of-jinn-or-genies/>.

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