The quincunx is the most pervasive religious symbol in Senegal. According to researchers at the Musee National in Burkina-Faso, the figure originated in an animist amulet on which an X was drawn to indicate power radiating in all directions. Islamic adaptation merely changed this to more two-dimensional, geometric forms, said to indicate the light of Allah. These were often inscribed on leather neck bags which held Koranic writings. An important role of the quincunx is in protective amulets for children.
Posted on: Sat, 19 Jul 2014 02:18:46 +0000
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