A sense of awe

Article by Dr. Tim Winter found through Deenport

Portrayals of the Prophet underestimate his grandeur, but they are not "banned"

One of Marc Chagall's bitterest memories was of an encounter with a devout great-uncle. On learning that there was an image-maker in the family, the old man had refused to shake his hand. To secular sensibilities this seems bizarre, another proof of the irrational bloody-mindedness of religion; yet in Jewish terms, the event signals an interesting clash of humanisms. Neither Chagall nor his elderly relative were fanatics. They were both concerned to honour the mystery of the human face, but in utterly irreconcilable ways. Read on